be charged with a crime

  • 1charged with crime — Accused of the commission of a crime, either formally, as by indictment, information, or affidavit, or informally, as by the statement in writing or by word of mouth that a person is guilty of a specified crime. In an extradition proceeding, the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 2crime — /kraIm/ noun 1 CRIME IN GENERAL (U) illegal activities in general: We moved here ten years ago because there was very little crime. | crime prevention (=work done to stop crime from happening): Neighborhood watch groups have been a very effective …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 3crime — [kraɪm] noun LAW 1. [countable] a dishonest or immoral action that can be punished by law: • Insider trading is a crime here and in the U.S. 2. [uncountable] illegal activities in general: • We moved here ten years ago because there was very… …

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  • 4Crime in Glendale, California — Crime in Glendale, California: Glendale police officers took on bootleggers and airmen in the 1920s, a decade when the department had both a liquor detail and an air policeman charged with citing pilots for flying violations committed over the… …

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  • 5crime — crimeless, adj. crimelessness, n. /kruym/, n. 1. an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited. 2. criminal activity and those… …

    Universalium

  • 6Crime, Law Enforcement, and Penology — ▪ 1995 Introduction Terrorism.       Peace talks continued in 1994 between Israel and its Arab neighbours despite a series of murderous incidents, while in Northern Ireland the Irish Republican Army, one of the world s most tenacious terrorist… …

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  • 7Crime in Bhutan — Bhutan has a low crime rate.[1][2][3] Incidents of petty crime are occasionally reported in the country. Violent crime is very uncommon. Some cases of drug abuse are reported; alcohol abuse is a problem. But in general, drug trafficking is low.… …

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  • 8Crime in Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico Crime rates (2008) Crime type Rate* Homicide …

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  • 9Crime Syndicate — Infobox comics organization name=Crime Syndicate of America imagesize= caption= The antimatter Crime Syndicate of AmeriKa (and counterparts) feature on the JLA: Earth 2 cover. Art by Frank Quitely. publisher=DC Comics debut=Historical Syndicate:… …

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  • 10Crime in Oakland, California — Oakland Crime rates () Crime type Rate* Notes * Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population …

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