crime.
a category of severe offences within French law, comparable to a felony under United States laws. Crime are tied to the strongest of penalties, 10 years and more according to law.
Meaning & usage
a category of severe offences within French law, comparable to a felony under United States laws. Crime are tied to the strongest of penalties, 10 years and more according to law.
Le meurtre, la trahison, ces sont les crimes punissable par la loi d'une peine lourde.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old French crimne, borrowed from Latin crīmen, from Proto-Italic *kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European *kréymn̥, from *krey- (“sieve”) + *-mn̥.
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