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1 wrongful act
s.acto censurable, acto contrario a la ley, acto injusto. -
2 crime
1. noun1) (act(s) punishable by law: Murder is a crime; Crime is on the increase.) crimen, delito2) (something wrong though not illegal: What a crime to cut down those trees!) delito, crimen•- criminal
2. noun(a person who has been found guilty of a crime.) criminal, delincuentecrime n1. delito2. delincuenciatr[kraɪm]\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLcrime doesn't pay no hay crimen sin castigoto commit a crime cometer un delitoto prevent crime prevenir la criminalidadcrime fiction novelas nombre femenino plural policíacascrime rate índice nombre masculino de criminalidadcrime wave ola delictivacrime ['kraɪm] n1) : crimen m, delito mto commit a crime: cometer un delito2) : crimen m, delincuencia forganized crime: crimen organizadon.• crimen s.m.• delito s.m.kraɪmit's a crime to waste such talent — (colloq) es un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar un talento así
b) u ( criminal activity) delincuencia fcrime doesn't pay — (set phrase) no hay crimen sin castigo (fr hecha); (before n) <rate, figures> de criminalidad
[kraɪm]crime wave — ola f delictiva
1. Nit's not a crime! — (fig) ¡no es para tanto!
2) (=activity) delincuencia f2.CPDcrime of passion N — crimen m pasional
crime prevention N — prevención f del crimen
crime rate N — índice m de criminalidad
crime scene N — lugar m del delito, escena f del crimen
Crime Squad N — ≈ Brigada f de Investigación Criminal (Sp)
crime statistics NPL — estadísticas fpl del crimen
crime wave N — ola f de crímenes or delitos
crime writer N — autor(a) m / f de novelas policíacas
* * *[kraɪm]it's a crime to waste such talent — (colloq) es un crimen or un pecado desperdiciar un talento así
b) u ( criminal activity) delincuencia fcrime doesn't pay — (set phrase) no hay crimen sin castigo (fr hecha); (before n) <rate, figures> de criminalidad
crime wave — ola f delictiva
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wrongful act — I noun breach, breach of legal duty, civil wrong, contravention, delinquency, dereliction, dereliction of duty, guilty act, illegality, impropriety, injustice, malefaction, malpractice, misbehavior, misconduct, misdeed, misdoing, misfeasance,… … Law dictionary
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wrongful death — n: a death caused by the negligent, willful, or wrongful act, neglect, omission, or default of another sought damages for the wrongful death of their murdered daughter Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
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death by wrongful act — See wrongful death … Ballentine's law dictionary
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