Verbrechen — 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.

Senses

Verbrechen 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.
• 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.
• indictable offence (legal, British, Canadian, Australian, Hong Kong) An offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury, in contrast to a summary offence.

crime — full definition

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

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