Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Rumour and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rumour" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Rumour
Rumour noun - Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
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Rumour and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/rumour
Crime & Rumour. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/rumour>.
Rumour or Crime. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/rumour.
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