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просту́пок — meaning in English

prostupok

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English meaning

  • delinquency noun Minor criminal behavior, especially among young people.
  • fault noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
  • iniquity noun Deep moral wrongdoing; wickedness or gross injustice.
  • misbehavior noun Behaviour that is not acceptable or proper.
  • misdeed noun A wrong or bad act, which could be anything from a small fault to a serious crime.
  • misdemeanor noun A minor criminal offence, less serious than a felony and usually punished with a fine or short sentence.
  • obliquity noun The state of being at a slant rather than upright or level, or the size of that slant.
  • offense noun A wrongdoing, crime, or breach of a rule.
  • sin noun In religious terms, an act that breaks a moral or divine law.
  • transgression noun A violation of a law, rule, or moral code.
  • wrongdoing noun Illegal or immoral behaviour.

Senses

просту́пок is used for these senses in English:

  • delinquency Misconduct.
  • fault A minor offense.
  • faux pas An embarrassing or tactless blunder.
  • iniquity (countable) An act of great injustice or unfairness; a sinful or wicked act; an unconscionable deed.
  • misbehavior (American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.
  • misdeed That which was done that should not have been, ranging from any sin or moral offense to various degrees of crime.
  • misdemeanor (law, criminology, historical, _, in, _, UK) A lesser criminal act in most common law legal systems, generally punished less severely than a felony.
  • obliquity Mental or moral deviation or perversity; immorality. [from 15th c.]

delinquency — full definition

  1. noun Minor criminal behavior, especially among young people.
  2. noun The state of being overdue on a debt or payment.

fault — full definition

  1. noun Responsibility for a mistake or wrongdoing.
  2. noun A flaw, weakness, or shortcoming in a person, object, or system.
  3. noun (geology) A fracture in rock along which the two sides have shifted relative to each other.
  4. verb To find something wrong with, or blame, someone or something.
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