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| Inglês | Português |
| capital crime n | (offence: carries death penalty) | crime capital loc sf |
| Murder is a capital crime in countries with a death penalty. |
| Assassinato é um crime capital em países com pena de morte. |
| capital crime n | figurative (offence: serious) (figurado) | crime capital loc sf |
| commit a crime v expr | (break the law) | cometer um crime loc v |
| If I commit a crime and am caught, I will go to jail. |
| crime against humanity n | often plural (atrocity) (atrocidade) | crime contra a humanidade |
| Genocide is a crime against humanity. |
| crime fiction n | (detective, police stories) | romance policial loc sm |
| crime level n | (amount of crime) | taxa de criminalidade loc sf |
| The crime level has dropped during the recent recession, surprising the law enforcement experts. |
| crime novel n | (fiction about detectives) | romance policial loc sm |
| crime of passion n | (murder provoked by jealousy) | crime passional loc sm |
| The lawyer convinced the jury that the murder was a crime of passion. |
| crime rate n | (level of illegal activity) | taxa de criminalidade loc sf |
| Having more policemen should lower the crime rate. |
| crime scene n | (where a crime occurred) | cena do crime loc sf |
| Entry to the house was forbidden by the police as it was a crime scene. |
| crime syndicate n | (organized ring of illegal activity) | crime organizado loc sm |
| sindicato do crime loc sm |
| crime wave n | (rise in rate of crime) | onda de crime sf |
| A crime wave has been sweeping across the country. |
| gun crime n | (offences involving firearms) (ofensas envolvendo armas de fogo) | crime com arma de fogo loc sm |
| Gun crime is on the rise in Europe. |
| hate crime n | (illegal act of hostility) (ato ilegal de hostilidade) | crime motivado por ódio loc sm |
| crime de ódio loc sm |
| Since the defendant attacked the victim because of his race, the court ruled it a hate crime. |
organized crime,
also UK: organised crime n | (crime by groups) | crime organizado loc sm |
| Illegal drugs are often brought into the country by organized crime. |
| partner in crime n | (criminal: accomplice) | cúmplice sm |
| Jen and Jeric are partners in crime. |
| partner in crime n | figurative, informal (close associate) (figurado) | parceiro no crime sm |
| Lovely to see you again, my dear. And is this gentleman your partner in crime? |
| petty crime n | (minor offences) | pequenos delitos sm pl |
| He has several convictions for petty crime. |
| sex crime n | (sexual act without consent) | crime sexual sm + adj |
| The man was convicted of a sex crime. |
| O homem foi condenado por um crime sexual. |
| violent crime n | (offence in which force is used against [sb]) (crime com o uso de força contra alguém) | crime violento sm |
| crime hediondo sm |
white-collar crime,
US: white-collar offense,
UK: white-collar offence n | (law: nonviolent crime) | crime do colarinho branco loc subs |
