crim

See also: Crim and Crim.

English

Etymology

Shortening.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪm

Noun

crim (plural crims)

(Britain, Australia, informal) A criminal.
- 2012, Ian McTavish, A Prisoner's Wisdom: Transcending the Ego (page 128)
  We were the happiest, cheeriest bunch of crims in the whole prison.

Anagrams

CMIR, MCRI, MICR, Micr., RMIC, micr-

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin crīmen (probably borrowed), from Proto-Italic *kreimen, from Proto-Indo-European *kréymn̥, from *krey- (“sieve”) + *-mn̥.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkɾim/

Noun

crim m (plural crims)

violent crime

Synonyms

delicte (non-violent crime)

Derived terms

crim de guerra
crim passional

Related terms

criminal
criminós

Further reading

“crim” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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