Abuse
Crime
Crime noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Usage example: anyone who commits a crime should expect to be punished for it
Abuse is a synonym for crime in offence topic. Sometimes you can use "Abuse" instead a noun "Crime", if it concerns topics such as immoral act.
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
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- Typing in the video's URL into a real web browser takes the user to a "this video has been removed" screen, citing real life abuse and crime.
- Most factions (save the totalitarian Jovian Junta) in Eclipse Phase have embraced or at least accepted sousveillance, mesh-linked sensors are everywhere and if crime or abuse of power by officials occurs the video goes viral.
Source: Who Watches the Watchmen? - This is particularly egregious in episodes focusing on accusations of physical abuse/sexual abuse/murder, where the accusers are seen either crying/running backstage or attempting to attack the accused perpetrator of the crime.
Source: Series / The Steve Wilkos Show
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Crime and Abuse. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abuse/crime
Abuse & Crime. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abuse/crime>.
Crime or Abuse. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abuse/crime.
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