cryme

Middle English

Alternative forms

• crime

Etymology

From Old French crime, from Latin crīmen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkriːm(ə)/

Noun

cryme (plural crymes)

1. A criminal action or decision; that which is against the law.
2. An immoral deed; that which is proscribed or considered sinful.
3. Iniquity, immorality, wrongness.
4. (rare) A charge or allegation.

Related terms

• cryminal
• crymynatour
• crymynous

Descendants

• English: crime
• Scots: crime

References

• “crīme, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 May 2018.