Compound Forms:
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| benefit crime n | (government aid: fraud) | cobro fraudulento de subsidios nm + loc adj |
| capital crime n | (offence: carries death penalty) | delito castigado con la pena capital nm + loc adj |
| | | crimen castigado con la pena capital nm + loc adj |
| | | crimen penado con la muerte nm + loc adj |
| | Murder is a capital crime in countries with a death penalty. |
| | El asesinato es un delito castigado con la pena capital en algunos países. |
| capital crime n | figurative (offence: serious) (figurado) | pecado mortal loc nom m |
| | (figurado) | crimen nm |
| commit a crime v expr | (break the law) | cometer un delito loc verb |
| | If I commit a crime and am caught, I will go to jail. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Cometerás un delito si lo encubres. |
| | | cometer un crimen loc verb |
| | Si cometo un crimen y me cogen, iré a la cárcel. |
| | Si cometo un crimen y me atrapan, iré a la cárcel. |
| computer crime | (digital crime) | delito informático nm + adj |
| | | crimen informático nm + adj |
| corporate crime n | (law: business entity involved) | delito imputable a persona jurídica grupo nom |
| crime against humanity n | often plural (atrocity) | crimen de lesa humanidad loc nom m |
| | Genocide is a crime against humanity. |
| | El genocidio es un crimen de lesa humanidad. |
| | | crimen contra la humanidad loc nom m |
| | El genocidio es un crimen contra la humanidad. |
| crime against property n | usually plural (law: damage of item) (Derecho) | delito contra la propiedad nm + loc adj |
| | (Derecho) | delito contra el patrimonio nm + loc adj |
| crime fiction n | (detective, police stories) | historia de detectives grupo nom |
| | | cuento de misterio grupo nom |
| crime level n | (amount of crime) | índice de criminalidad nm |
| | The crime level has dropped during the recent recession, surprising the law enforcement experts. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. El índice de criminalidad se duplicó en los últimos dos años. |
| crime novel n | (fiction about detectives) | novela de detectives nf + loc adj |
| | Las novelas de detectives han fascinado a los lectores desde que se empezaron a escribir. |
| | | novela policíaca nf + adj |
| | | novela negra loc nom f |
| | | novela policial nf + adj |
| | Agatha Christie es una famosísima autora de novelas policiales. |
| crime of passion n | (murder provoked by jealousy) | crimen pasional nm |
| | The lawyer convinced the jury that the murder was a crime of passion. |
| | El abogado convenció al jurado de que el asesinato había sido un crimen pasional. |
| crime rate n | (level of illegal activity) | índice de criminalidad nm + loc adj |
| | Having more policemen should lower the crime rate. |
| | Tener más policías disminuiría el índice de criminalidad. |
| | | tasa delictual, tasa delictiva nf + adj |
| | Tener más policías debería disminuir la tasa delictiva. |
| crime scene n | (where a crime occurred) | escena del crimen nf + loc adj |
| | | lugar de los hechos nm + loc adj |
| | (ES) | escenario del crimen nm + loc adj |
| | Entry to the house was forbidden by the police as it was a crime scene. |
| | La policía había prohibido entrar a la casa porque era la escena del crimen. |
crime show,
crime drama,
police drama n | (TV drama about detective, police) | programa de detectives nm + loc adj |
| crime syndicate n | (organized ring of illegal activity) | mafia nf |
| | Todos esos locales nocturnos están controlados por la mafia. |
| | | sindicato del crimen grupo nom |
| crime wave n | (rise in rate of crime) | ola de crimen nf + loc adj |
| | | ola criminal nf + adj mf |
| | A crime wave has been sweeping across the country. |
| | Una ola de crimen arrasa al país. |
| element of crime n | often plural (law: components of a crime) | elemento del delito loc nom m |
| | | elemento del crimen loc nom m |
| gun crime n | (offences involving firearms) | crímenes con armas de fuego nm |
| | Gun crime is on the rise in Europe. |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Los crímenes con armas de fuego aumentaron en número últimamente. |
| hate crime n | (illegal act of hostility) | crimen de odio nm |
| | Since the defendant attacked the victim because of his race, the court ruled it a hate crime. |
| | Dado que el acusado atacó a su víctima a causa de su raza, el tribunal le juzgó por un crimen de odio. |
| | | delito motivado por discriminación nm |
| | | delito racial nm |
| major crime n | (law: serious violation) | delito grave loc nom m |
| | | crimen grave loc nom m |
organized crime,
also UK: organised crime n | (crime by groups) | crimen organizado loc nom m |
| | | delincuencia organizada nf + adj |
| | Illegal drugs are often brought into the country by organized crime. |
| | El crimen organizado suele traer las drogas ilegales al país. |
| | | mafia nf |
| partner in crime n | (criminal: accomplice) | cómplice n común |
| | Jen and Jeric are partners in crime. |
| | Jen y Jeric son cómplices. |
| partner in crime n | figurative, informal (close associate) (coloquial) | compinche n común |
| | | camarada n común |
| | Lovely to see you again, my dear. And is this gentleman your partner in crime? |
| | Qué lindo verte de nuevo, querida. ¿Este señor es tu compinche? |
| party to a crime n | (law: person implicated) | sujeto del delito loc nom m |
| petty crime n | (minor offences) | delitos menores nmpl |
| | He has several convictions for petty crime. |
| | Tuvo varias condenas por delitos menores. |
| scene of the crime n | (law: where crime happened) | lugar del crimen loc nom f |
| | | escena del crimen loc nom f |
| | | lugar del delito loc nom f |
| sex crime n | (sexual act without consent) (derecho) | delito sexual nm + adj |
| | | crimen sexual nm + adj |
| | | agresión sexual nf + adj |
| | The man was convicted of a sex crime. |
| | El hombre fue condenado por delito sexual. |
| victimless crime n | (no one else involved) | crimen sin víctimas nm + loc prep |
| | Jack has been to prison, but it was for a victimless crime; he's not a violent person. |
| violent crime n | (offence in which force is used against [sb]) | crimen con violencia grupo nom |
| | | delito violento nm + adj |
| war crime n | usually plural (unacceptable wartime acts) | crímenes de guerra loc nom mpl |
| | He is awaiting trial in The Hague for war crimes. |
| | Él ahora espera un juicio ante el Tribunal de La Haya por sus crímenes de guerra. |
white-collar crime,
also US: white-collar offense,
also UK: white-collar offence n | (law: nonviolent crime) | delito de cuello blanco nm + loc prep |
| | | delito de guante blanco nm + loc prep |
| | The FBI investigates fraud and other white-collar crimes. |