Crime and Spite

Crime

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

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

Nearby Words: criminal, criminally

Spite noun - The desire to cause pain for the satisfaction of doing harm.

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Crime and spite are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Spite".

Nearby Words: spiteful, spitefully, spiting

simple	simple crime	simple spite
petty	petty crime	petty spite
actual	actual crime	actual spite
black	black crime	black spite
Other adjectives: supposed, random, next, local.

Children Are Innocent: In spite of being involved with the affairs of a crime lord, Rotta seems to be good-natured.

Source: Film / Star Wars: The Clone Wars
James drifted toward a life of crime (and to Jessie) partially out of spite for his arranged engagement with Jessibelle as a child.

Source: Replacement Goldfish / Anime and Manga
The narration notes that in spite of his incredible new abilities, Wilson is still just an overweight laundromat owner who has no combat training or crime-fighting experience to speak of.

Source: Reality Ensues / Comic Books

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