Criminal offense
Criminal offense noun - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.
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Delinquency and criminal offense are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Delinquency" instead a noun phrase "Criminal offense".
Delinquency
Delinquency noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Criminal offense and delinquency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Criminal offense" instead a noun "Delinquency".
Nearby Word: delinquent
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- violation and criminal offense
- violation and delinquency
- crime and criminal offense
- crime and delinquency
- offence and criminal offense
- offence and delinquency
- malfeasance and criminal offense
- malfeasance and delinquency
- criminality and criminal offense
- criminality and delinquency
- transgression and criminal offense
- transgression and delinquency
- wrongdoing and criminal offense
- wrongdoing and delinquency
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Delinquency and Criminal offense. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/criminal_offense/delinquency
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