combat crime

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• crime — W2S2 [kraım] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Latin; Origin: crimen judgment, accusation, crime ] 1.) [U] illegal activities in general ▪ We moved here ten years ago because there was very little crime. ▪ Women commit far less crime than men. ▪ Police… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crime — [ kraım ] noun *** 1. ) count an illegal activity or action: commit a crime (=do something illegal): She was unaware that she had committed a crime. the scene of a crime (=where it happened): There were no apparent clues at the scene of the crime …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• combat, contest — Combat suggests a direct encounter, one actually involving physical force: The FBI is supposed to combat crime. The fight between the boxers was a frightful, bloody combat. Contest applies to either a friendly or a hostile struggle for a prize or …   Dictionary of problem words and expressions

• Crime in Mexico — Mexican execution by firing squad, 1916 Crime is among the most urgent concerns facing Mexico, as Mexican drug trafficking rings play a major role in the flow of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana transiting between Latin America and the United… …   Wikipedia

• Crime in Brazil — National Force of Public Safety vehicles in transit …   Wikipedia

• crime */*/*/ — UK [kraɪm] / US noun Word forms crime : singular crime plural crimes 1) a) [countable] an illegal activity or action commit a crime (= do something illegal): She was unaware that she had committed a crime. the scene of a crime (= where it… …   English dictionary

• combat */ — I UK [ˈkɒmbæt] / US [ˈkɑmˌbæt] noun Word forms combat : singular combat plural combats 1) [uncountable] fighting during a war fears of escalating combat in combat: servicemen killed in combat a) [countable/uncountable] a fight, especially an… …   English dictionary

• combat — 1 noun 1 (U) organized fighting, especially in a war: active/armed combat: These troops have very little experience of active combat. | in combat (with): Corporal Gierson was killed in combat. | combat mission/activity/unit etc: The women were… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• combat — com|bat1 [ kam,bæt ] noun * 1. ) uncount fighting during a war: fears of escalating combat in combat: soldiers killed in combat. a ) count or uncount a fight, especially an organized fight, between two people: unarmed combat (=without weapons) b… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• combat — ♦♦♦ combats, combating, combatting (present participle), combated, combatted (past tense & past participle) (The noun is pronounced [[t]kɒ̱mbæt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]kəmbæ̱t[/t]].) 1) N UNCOUNT Combat is fighting that takes place in a… …   English dictionary

• combat — [ˈkɒmˌbæt] noun [U] I fighting during a war servicemen killed in combat[/ex] combat forces/troops/aircraft[/ex] II verb [T] combat [ˈkɒmˌbæt] to try to stop something bad from happening or a bad situation from becoming worse the need for… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English