Break
Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.
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
Break and crime are semantically related in offense against the law topic. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- When crime in Townsville is slow, they decide to hire Mojo Jojo to attack the town, get defeated by the girls, and they would break him out on the next day to do it again.
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Izzy once even helped the two cops out while Izzy was in the middle of committing another crime (the crime was straight burglary... they're Vice cops... they cut him a break).
Source: Series / Miami Vice -
The Municipal Force Daitenzin from Excel Saga was founded by Kabapu to put an end to crime and evil in F City; once they stop a total of 10 crimes, they can break free from their suits.
Source: All Crimes Are Equal
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Crime and Break. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/break/crime
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