Criminal Offense (Noun)

Meaning

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes".

Classification

Nouns denoting acts or actions.

Synonyms

• Crime
• Law-breaking
• Criminal Offence

Hypernyms

• Offense

Hyponyms

• Fraud
• Statutory Offense
• Infraction
• Misdemeanor
• Thuggery
• Mayhem
• Violation
• Victimless Crime
• Vice Crime
• Regulatory Offense
• Regulatory Offence
• Felony
• Capital Offense
• Barratry
• Tazir Crime
• Had Crime
• Cybercrime
• Lese Majesty
• War Crime
• Committal
• Hijack
• Perpetration
• Treason
• Attack
• Forgery
• Infringement