Crime and Debt

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

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Debt and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Debt" instead a noun "Crime".

Nearby Words: criminal, criminally

Debt noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.

Usage example: forgive us our debts

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Crime and debt are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Debt".

Nearby Word: debtor

old	old crime	old debt
original	original crime	original debt
initial	initial crime	initial debt
actual	actual crime	actual debt
Other adjectives: entire, severe, big, great, serious, little, supposed, new, federal, greater, rising, magical, alleged, worse.

Everybody on Ravnica knows that they're in charge of big business as well as organised crime... and if you owe the Orzhov a debt, you're going to pay it off, even after death.

Source: The Syndicate
The rise and fall of each empire generally meant a lot of crime, debt, death, and general suffering.

Source: Useful Notes / Dynasties from Shang to Qing
Wretched Hive: Treasure Town puts the previous book's rendition of Lilycove to shame; backstapping, rampant crime, debt slavery, prositution, The Farmer and the Viper, etc.

Source: Fan Fic / Brave New World

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