CRIMES

"CRIMES" is a plural of: crime.

Date "CRIMES" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references)

Synonym: CRIMES

Crosswords: CRIMES

Now so far, we have what appears to me to be a series of victimless crimes. (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

Don't worry about me. I'm Charles Foster Kane! I'm no cheap, crooked politician, trying to save himself from the consequences of his crimes! (Citizen Kane; writing credit: Herman J. Mankiewicz ; Orson Welles)

Well, finally those capitalist pigs will pay for their crimes, eh? (Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery; writing credit: Mike Myers.)

But this is England, where I thought you never arrest, let alone convict, people for crimes they have not committed. (Witness for the Prosecution; writing credit: Agatha Christie; Larry Marcus)

In their world, there can be no lies, no crimes. (Wolfen; writing credit: David Eyre; Whitley Strieber)

Sometimes when Supe was stopping crimes (Superman's Song; performing artist: Crash Test Dummies)

And these crimes between us grow deeper (Ants Marching; performing artist: Dave Matthews Band)

'Till I thought about your problems, I thought about your crimes (Hold My Hand; performing artist: Hootie & The Blowfish)

And crimes that were never defined (To the Moon and Back; performing artist: Savage Garden)

Climbing crimes are lures for crowded clowns. (references; author: unknown)

Le Voleur de crimes (1968)

Crimes in Rhymes (1967)

Little White Crimes (1966)

Crimes na Cozinha (1964)

Les Crimes de l'amour (1953)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Chewing Gum and Other Crimes (reference)

• Crime Classification Manual : A Standard System for Investigating and Classifying Violent Crimes (reference)

• Mrs. Craggs Crimes Cleaned Up (reference)

• Word Court, Wherein Verbal Virtue Is Rewarded, Crimes Against the Language Are Punished, and Poetic Justice Is Done (reference)

• The Casebook of Forensic Detection: How Science Solved 100 of the World's Most Baffling Crimes (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Police Crimes And Offenses And Motor Vehicle Laws Of Virginia (reference)

• Annual Survey Of White Collar Crimes (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Best of Autopsy - A Sex Crimes Special (reference)

• Landmark War Crimes Trials:Bosnia (reference)

• Carnal Crimes (reference)

• Burn Up Excess - Crimes and Missed Demeanors (Vol. 2) (reference)

• Great Crimes and Trials of the Twentieth Century: Great Forensic Cases (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Crimes in Mind (reference)

• Popular Crimes (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

One of the greatest of crimes!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Exposition du 1er au 30 octobre 1917 . . . organisée par la Ligue Souvenez-Vous . . . documents, photographies, affiches, . . . aux crimes allemands. Credit: Library of Congress.

Exposition du 1er au 30 octobre 1917 . . . organisée par la Ligue Souvenez-Vous . . . documents, photographies, affiches, . . . aux crimes allemands. Credit: Library of Congress.

Put Britain first! : arrest Nazi-Zionist Menachem Begin for war crimes!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Nixon difie les peuples epris de paix : halte aux crimes!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Vote Socialist Workers : billions for jobs, not war, stop FBI and CIA crimes, desegregate the schools, defend abortion rights. Credit: Library of Congress.

Not wanted in the United States or anywhere else on earth : General Augusto Pinochet, because of his crimes against humanity!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Scapegoat : a person, group, or thing that bears the blame for the mistakes or crimes of others. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The other power a man has in the state of nature, is the power to punish the crimes committed against that law. (Second Treatise of Government)

The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors. (reference)

All judgments given by German Courts since August 3, 1914, against Alsace-Lorrainers for political crimes or misdemeanors shall be regarded as null and void. (reference)

This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Hence it is that, if insurrection, in given cases, may be, as Lafayette said, the most sacred of duties, an emeute may be the most deadly of crimes.

It is the cause of many crimes and misfortunes.

Vouchsafe, divine perfection of a woman, Of these supposed crimes to give me leave By circumstance but to acquit myself.

I said they were fellows of desperate fortunes, forced to fly from the places of their birth, on account of their poverty or their crimes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Because heroin is illegal, addicted persons often become part of a volatile drug-using street culture characterized by hustling and crimes for profit. (references)

Some abusers also report that they have committed property crimes, such as stealing from a store, damaging or destroying others' property, or breaking into a house or a building. (references)

Some researchers have suggested that steroid abusers may commit aggressive acts and property crimes not because of steroids' direct effects on the brain but because the abusers have been affected by extensive media attention to the link between steroids and aggression. (references)

Business

They distribute an e-bulletin about security topics and crimes statistics. (references)

As stated by local police departments, reported crimes are on the increase. (references)

During 1996, the Special Agency for Sexual Crimes received 5,643 complaints. (references)

Children

Swaziland

Children convicted of crimes sometimes are caned as punishment. (references)

Indonesia

Sixty percent of the children are involved in petty crimes such as theft. (references)

Turkey

Children as young as 11 years of age who are accused of SSC crimes are treated as adults. (references)

Civil Liberties

Russia

As in 2000, police seldom identified the perpetrators of crimes against journalists. (references)

Pakistan

An arrest warrant under the Frontier Crimes Regulation reportedly was made out against him. (references)

Mexico

In its mid-year report, the IAPA corroborated this assertion of impunity for past crimes against journalists. (references)

Discrimination

Mexico

The consensus among gay rights groups is that the police fail to investigate these crimes seriously. (references)

Brazil

The entity gives free legal assistance to homosexuals suffering from discrimination or who are victims of verbal or physical hate crimes. (references)

Brazil

The Secretariat also continued to operate a hot line for complaints of prejudice, discrimination, or other crimes based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, or national origin. (references)

Economic History

Sweden

All types of data crimes are also rapidly becoming more common. (references)

Indonesia

Indonesians often hear news about the increasing number of crimes. (references)

El Salvador

Thereafter, the Legislative Assembly granted amnesty for political crimes committed during the war. (references)

Human Rights

Brazil

A judge tries lesser crimes. (references)

Belarus

None of the crimes have been solved. (references)

Portugal

For lesser crimes, a single judge presides. (references)

Indigenous People

Namibia

It enumerates the types of crimes that may be addressed in traditional courts. (references)

Australia

These laws set automatic prison terms for multiple convictions of certain crimes. (references)

Guatemala

Indigenous people arrested for crimes often are at a disadvantage due to their limited comprehension of Spanish. (references)

Minorities

Peru

Similarly, police rarely act on complaints of crimes against Afro-Peruvians. (references)

Central African Republic

Courts have tried, convicted, and sentenced some persons for crimes of violence against suspected witches. (references)

Germany

The 2000 report of the Federal OPC does not distinguish violent crimes by the religious affiliation of the victims. (references)

Political Economy

Cambodia

Politically related crimes rarely were prosecuted. (references)

Moldova

The ISS has the right to investigate crimes but not to arrest individuals. (references)

Argentina

The PFA also has jurisdiction in the Federal Capital and over federal crimes in the provinces. (references)

Political Rights

Burundi

It calls for the creation of an international tribunal to try crimes of genocide. (references)

Fiji

Seventeen persons were charged with treason or other crimes, but such charges later were dropped against 8 soldiers and 4 other persons. (references)

Congo

In 1998 the CNT passed a law on genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity that permits the exclusion from public office of those found guilty of such crimes. (references)

Travel

Singapore

The Singapore Government does not provide legal assistance except in capital crimes cases. (references)

Ukraine

Pickpocketing, robbery, and other petty crimes are a common occurrence on the mass transit system. (references)

Ukraine

Economically motivated crimes in Ukraine are on the rise, with foreigners frequently targeted by various criminal elements. (references)

Women

Gambia

Rape and assault are crimes under the law; rape is not common. (references)

Australia

Punishment for these crimes can include up to 7 years in prison. (references)

Cambodia

Spousal rape and domestic abuse are not recognized as separate crimes. (references)

Worker Rights

United Kingdom

Victims are not prosecuted for other crimes. (references)

Nepal

Since 1996 active special police units have dealt with crimes against women and children. (references)

Austria

Federal police units addressing organized crime and sex crimes also focused on this issue. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Enormous crimes

Projects of crimes

Expressions using "CRIMES": Constructive crimes ♦ crimes of the blackest dye ♦ War Crimes. Additional references.

Ending with "CRIMES": war-crimes.

Chinese 

歹�' (evil person who commits crimes). (various references)

Danish

Europaeisk konvention om ophaevelse af foraeldelsesfrister for forbrydelser mod menneskeheden og krigsforbrydelser (European Convention on the non-applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes), Europæisk konvention om erstatning til ofre for forbrydelser (European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes). (various references)

Dutch

Wet tot overlevering inzake oorlogsmisdrijven (Act on the surrender of persons suspected of war crimes), Wet houdende vaststelling van nadere regels betreffende de verjaring van het recht tot strafvordering en uitvoering van straf terzake van oorlogsmisdrijven en misdrijven tegen de menselijkheid (Act laying down further rules concerning the statute of limitations on the right of prosecution and enforcement of sentence in respect of war crimes and crimes against humanity), oorlogstribunaal (war crimes tribunal), Internationaal Tribunaal over Misdaden tegen de Vrouw (International Tribunal on Crimes Against Women), Europese Overeenkomst betreffende de niet-toepasselijkheid van wettelijke verjaring van misdaden tegen de mensheid en oorlogsmisdaden (European Convention on the non-applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes), Europese conventie over de niet-verjaring van oorlogsmisdaden en misdrijven tegen de menselijkheid (European Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes Against Humanity and War crimes). (various references)

Finnish

väkivaltarikokset (crimes of violence). (various references)

French

crimes de guerre (war crimes), Convention sur l'imprescriptibilité des crimes contre l'humanité et des crimes de guerre (Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity), Convention européenne relative au dédommagement des victimes d'infractions violentes (European Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes), tribunal pour crimes de guerre (war crimes tribunal). (various references)

German

Untaten (malpractices). (various references)

Greek 

εγκλήματα πολέμου (war crimes). (various references)

Hungarian

megkezdett bűncselekmények (inchoate crimes). (various references)

Italian

Convenzione sull'imprescrittibilit� dei crimini contro l'umanit� e dei crimini di guerra (Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity), Convenzione europea sulla imprescrittibilit� dei crimini contro l'umanit� e dei crimini di guerra (European Convention on the non-applicability of Statutory Limitation to Crimes against Humanity and War Crimes). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

旧悪 (old crimes, past misdeeds), 愉快犯 (criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes), 戦争犯罪法廷 (war crimes tribunal), 余罪 (further offenses, other crimes). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

きゅうあく (old crimes, past misdeeds), せ�"そうは�"ざいほうてい (war crimes tribunal), ゆかいは�" (criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes), よざい (available funds, further offenses, other crimes, remaining fortune, spare cash). (various references)

Pig Latin

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Portuguese

Convenção sobre a não-prescrição dos crimes de guerra e dos crimes contra a humanidade (Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity). (various references)

Romanian

cele mai odioase crime (crimes of the blackest dye). (various references)

Russian 

государственное преступление (high crimes), преступление против человечности (crime against humanity, crimes against humanity). (various references)

Spanish

Convenio sobre la imprescriptibilidad de los crímenes contra la humanidad y de los crímenes de guerra (Convention on the Non-Applicability of Statutory Limitations to War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations

Words ending with "CRIMES": becrimes, noncrimes. (additional references)

Misspellings

"CRIMES" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cimes, cims, cirmen, corimme, Cremers, crems, Creykes, crides, crima, crimed, Crimi, crimle, Crimmen, crimpers, crimy, Crinow, criomes, crismas, crohmes, crume, crymes, Crymych, ctime, Cyrenes, Irimescu, krimmies, kromes. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: cires, cries, crime, emirs, mesic, mires, miser, rices, rimes, scrim.

-2 letters: cire, cris, emic, emir, ices, ires, mice, mire, mirs, mise, recs, reis, rems, rice, rime, rims, rise, semi, sice, sire.

-3 letters: cis, ems, ers, ice, ire, ism, mir, mis, rec, rei, rem, res, rim, sec, sei, ser, sic, sim, sir, sri.

-4 letters: em.

+1 letter: ceriums, chimers, mercies, metrics, mincers, murices, spermic.

+2 letters: becrimes, besmirch, carmines, casimere, casimire, centrism, ceramics, ceramist, chimeras, chimeres, claimers, climbers, clumsier, comprise, cremains, crimmers, crimpers, crimples, crummies, empirics, excimers, exorcism, grimaces, incomers, isomeric, keramics, marchesi, matrices, meristic, mesmeric, microbes, miracles, misprice, mistrace, mortices, numerics, parecism, pumicers, racemism, reclaims, sapremic, scimetar, scimiter, scrimped, scrimper, scummier, sermonic, smirched, smirches, trisemic.