Similar words
délit
Worth distinguishing: crime is a more serious offense; délit is a lesser offense/misdemeanor.
Similar in other languages
German
Verbrechen
Verbrechen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "crime."
Spanish
crimen
crimen is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "crime."
Spanish
delincuencia
delincuencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "crime."
Practice
1 What does crime mean?
crime
2 Fill the gap: La police enquête sur ce ___ depuis un mois.
Full sentence: La police enquête sur ce crime depuis un mois. (The police have been investigating this crime for a month.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches crime?
crime: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.