罪 — meaning in English

English meaning

• crime noun An act that breaks the law and is punishable by the state.
• felony noun A serious crime, typically punishable by at least a year in prison, as opposed to a lesser misdemeanor.
• misdeed noun That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
• sin noun In religious terms, an act that breaks a moral or divine law.

Senses

罪 is used for these senses in English:

• crime (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
• felony (law, criminology, US, historical, _, in, _) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by a term of imprisonment of not less than one year or by the death penalty in the most serious offenses.
• misdeed That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
• petty crime A minor, less serious crime.
• sin (theology) A violation of divine will or religious law.

crime — full definition

1. noun An act that breaks the law and is punishable by the state.
2. noun Illegal activity in general.