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crimine

crime

noun KREE-mee-neh Rare
People & Society Crime

Origin: Latin crimen (accusation, offence)

Also means

criminal offence

Usage Note

Crimine is masculine. In Italian law, crimine is a grave offence, roughly equivalent to a felony. It differs from reato (a legal infraction in general) and delitto (a serious criminal act, often homicide). The adjective is criminale (criminal), and criminalità is 'criminality' or 'crime rate'.

Examples

"Ha commesso un grave crimine."

Natural Translation

He committed a serious crime.

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