Definition of crime

• n. - Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.
• n. - Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong.
• n. - Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.
• n. - That which occasion crime.