Crime and Oppression

Crime

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

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

Nearby Words: criminal, criminally

Oppression noun - A state or spell of low spirits.

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Crime and oppression are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Oppression".

true	true crime	true oppression
corrupt	corrupt crime	corrupt oppression
brutal	brutal crime	brutal oppression
small	small crime	small oppression
Other adjectives: violent, severe, terrible, horrible, black, less, urban, ethnic, worse.

Mask Power: During a period when Sapphire was supposed to be imprisoned, she snuck out a secret passage and donned a mask to be the Phantom Knight, who fought crime and oppression.

Source: Manga / Princess Knight
In a conversation between Lelouch and Kallen in Code Geass, Lelouch admits that Area 11's economy is much stronger than Japan's was before Britannia invaded (But on the other side of the equation, Britannia's oppression of the native population caused the crime rate to skyrocket).

Source: What the Romans Have Done for Us
In the best possible future, there will be no war, no famine, no crime, no sickness, no oppression, no fear, no limits, no shame... and nothing to do.The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect is a novel by Roger Williams.

Source: Literature / The Metamorphosis of Prime Intellect

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