Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Threat and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threat" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Threat
Threat noun - Something that may cause injury or harm.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| common | common crime | common threat |
| future | future crime | future threat |
| true | true crime | true threat |
| actual | actual crime | actual threat |
| Other adjectives: real, big, great, serious, little, terrible, main, supernatural, ultimate, new, major, possible, lesser, greater, next, latest, greatest, worse, biggest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- This is Jason Todd's original characterization and goal post-resurrection - he believes there is no way to stop crime legally, so he aims to control all the crime in Gotham instead and quell the worst the city has to offer on threat of death.
Source: Necessarily Evil -
Even normally, it's pretty terrible, with the poverty disease, high rate of violent crime, witches, and constant threat of death at the hands of various monsters.
- In Emerald City Confidential, Oz is run-down and riddled with crime and corruption, magic has been outlawed, and Oz is at threat from attack by the Phanfasms, since Oz's magical protection is out-of-balance due to the death of the four witches.
Source: Crapsack World / Video Games
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