crime
[kraim]
n.
罪行, 犯罪; 严重违犯军纪
错误[愚蠢, 可耻]行为, 憾事
It is the business of the police to prevent and detect crime and of the law courts to punish crime.
防止及侦察犯罪是警察的职务而惩罚犯罪是法庭的职责。
- 习惯用语
- bring a crime home to sb. 证实某人有罪
- a capital crime 死罪
- commit a crime 犯罪
- perpetrate a crime 犯罪
- constructive crime 推定的犯罪(其本身并非犯罪行为, 但可被解释为犯罪)
- Greater the crime, higher the gallows. [谚]罪越大, 刑越重。
- put a crime upon sb. 推罪於某人
- throw a crime upon sb. 推罪於某人
- towering crimes 滔天罪行
- war crime 战争罪行
- worse than a crime 甚于犯法, 罪大恶极
- crime against nature 【律】鸡奸
- 参考词汇
都含“不同程度违法行为”的意思。
crime指“严重违反成文法规或不成文法规的犯罪行为, 该罪犯应受到法律制裁”, 如:
Theft or murder is a crime.
盗窃或谋杀都是犯罪行为。
offence 指“违反法规、教规或道德标准等的行为”, 其严重程度比 crime轻, 如:
The judge passed a light sentence on him because it was his first offence.
因属初次犯罪, 法官判他轻刑。
violation指“违反规则、违背条约或侵犯权利等的行为”, 如:
The driver was fined for a speeding violation.
这位司机因超速行车而被罚款。
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