How to pronounce crime

Say it like this: /kɹaɪm/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.

American/kɹaɪm/

What does crime mean?

nounA specific act committed in violation of the law, especially criminal law.

“the commission of a crime”

Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.

“Those methods of saving money should be a crime.”

That which occasions crime.

“the tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall”

verbTo subject to disciplinary punishment.

To commit crime.

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