délit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- crime noun An act that breaks the law and is punishable by the state.
- misdemeanor noun A minor criminal offence, less serious than a felony and usually punished with a fine or short sentence.
Senses
délit is used for these senses in English:
- crime (countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.
- crime (uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.
- misdemeanor (law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
- petty crime A minor, less serious crime.
crime — full definition
- noun An act that breaks the law and is punishable by the state.
- noun Illegal activity in general.