crimina

crimina — noun

1. Specific illegal acts or offenses that are considered crimes under a system of l

1.名詞C1
釋義

Specific illegal acts or offenses that are considered crimes under a system of law — unlike the general uncountable idea of 'crime', this word treats each act as a separate, countable event.

例句

The court examined several crimina committed during the war.

crimina + committed during [period/conflict]

Each of those men was charged with specific crimina, not with general misconduct.

同義詞
  • crimes

    The standard English countable plural; use in everyday writing

  • offenses

    Broader term covering both minor and major illegal acts; common in legal texts

  • violations

    Emphasizes the breaking of a specific rule or law rather than a moral wrong

  • wrongdoings

    More general and moral in tone; not limited to what the law punishes

文法句型

crimina + of + noun phrase

用法筆記

Only used in formal legal, academic, or historical writing. In everyday English, use 'crime' as an uncountable noun for the general concept and 'crimes' (plural) for the countable sense.

常見錯誤

❌The government is trying to reduce crimina in the city.
✅The government is trying to reduce crime in the city.
💡For the general concept of lawbreaking, use uncountable 'crime', not 'crimina'.
❌He was arrested for several crimina.
✅He was arrested for several crimes.
💡'Crimina' is a formal Latin borrowing; use 'crimes' in everyday contexts.