Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Legislation
Legislation noun - The act of making or enacting laws.
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Synonyms for Legislation
Crime is an antonym for legislation.
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Both words in one sentence
- Even more controversially the same argument has been made against hate crime legislation, since people are not just punished for committing a crime but for what they were thinking while doing it.
Source: Thoughtcrime
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Legislation and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/legislation
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