Crime and Misfortune

Crime

Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.

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

Nearby Words: criminal, criminally

Misfortune noun - Bad luck or an example of this.

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Crime and misfortune are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Misfortune".

old	old crime	old misfortune
particular	particular crime	particular misfortune
simple	simple crime	simple misfortune
small	small crime	small misfortune
Other adjectives: actual, severe, big, great, serious, terrible, horrible, supernatural, new, possible, greater, random, greatest, recent.

Furthermore, there is the unsettling fact that no crime or misfortune is 100 percent preventable.

Source: Useful Notes / Victim Blaming
Lisa's friend Claudia, who has the misfortune of being visited by Lisa after the murder and has to listen to Lisa brag about the crime she orchestrated.

Source: Film / Bully
Butt Monkey: The lemonade vendor, whose only crime was to have the misfortune of having his cart next to Chicolini's roasted peanuts cart.

Source: Film / Duck Soup

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