Collocations for "crime"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "crime" in context.
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crime
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [violent, victimless, organized, petty] crime
- war crimes (against)
- a hate crime (against)
- [white, blue] -collar crime
- [national, local, international] crime
- would be the perfect crime
- go to [jail, prison] for your crime
- [commit, hide, cover up] a crime
- tried for a crime
- convicted of a crime
- found [innocent, guilty] of a crime
- [led, lived] a life of crime
- [devoted, dedicated] himself to a life of crime
- [combat, fight, reduce, prevent] (organized) crime
- are [investigating, looking into] a wave of crime
- [initiatives, attempts, programs] to reduce crime
- crime has gone [up, down] [50%]
- a crime against [blacks, women, children]
- for crimes against humanity
- a crime of [passion, love]
- the crime of [rape, murder, genocide]
- would be a crime to waste [good wine, this burger]
- is that (really) such a crime?
- [reads, likes, is interested in] true crime
- a crime [wave, spree]
- [on, at] the crime scene
- was present at the crime scene
- is part of the crime scene
- crime [prevention, rates, statistics, fighting]
'crime' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a nose for sth
- addiction
- admission
- admit
- association
- author
- bar
- bear
- before
- boss
- buster
- center
- charge
- clue
- collar
- comb
- commission
- commit
- conscience
- consulation
- convict
- conviction
- counterpart
- cover
- crack
- culprit
- decrease
- decree
- deeply
- despicable
- detect
- detection
- deterrent
- digging
- diminish
- drama
- edge
- effect
- endless
- evidence
- fit
- frequency
- get
- getaway
- ghetto
- grim
- gritty
- gruesome
- gun
- halt