Criminal offense
Criminal offense noun - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.
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Lawbreaking and criminal offense are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lawbreaking" instead a noun phrase "Criminal offense".
Lawbreaking
Lawbreaking noun - A breaking of a moral or legal code.
Criminal offense and lawbreaking are semantically related. You can use "Criminal offense" instead a noun "Lawbreaking".
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- murder and criminal offense
- murder and lawbreaking
- violation and criminal offense
- violation and lawbreaking
- crime and criminal offense
- crime and lawbreaking
- offence and criminal offense
- offence and lawbreaking
- malfeasance and criminal offense
- malfeasance and lawbreaking
- criminality and criminal offense
- criminality and lawbreaking
- delinquency and criminal offense
- delinquency and lawbreaking
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