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offence collapse

felony collapse: a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

tort collapse: (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

peccadillo collapse

iniquity collapse: absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness"

crime collapse: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"; an evil act not necessarily punishable by law; "crimes of the heart"

genocide collapse: systematic killing of a racial or cultural group

misdemeanor collapse: a crime less serious than a felony

transgression collapse: the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit; the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle; "the boy was punished for the transgressions of his father"; the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

malfeasance collapse: wrongful conduct by a public official

nonfeasance collapse: a failure to act when under an obligation to do so; a refusal (without sufficient excuse) to do that which it is your legal duty to do

sin collapse: an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will; violent and excited activity; "they began to fight like sin"; estrangement from god; the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet; (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna; commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law; commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I blundered during the job interview"

dereliction collapse: willful negligence

injustice collapse: an unjust act; the practice of being unjust or unfair

misfeasance collapse: doing a proper act in a wrongful or injurious manner

delinquency collapse: an antisocial misdeed in violation of the law by a minor; a tendency to be negligent and uncaring; "he inherited his delinquency from his father"; "his derelictions were not really intended as crimes"; "his adolescent protest consisted of willful neglect of all his responsibilities"; nonpayment of a debt when due

enormity collapse: an act of extreme wickedness; the quality of extreme wickedness; vastness of size or extent; "in careful usage the noun enormity is not used to express the idea of great size"; "universities recognized the enormity of their task"

offense collapse: the action of attacking an enemy; the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

atrocity collapse: an act of atrocious cruelty; the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

indiscretion collapse: a petty misdeed; the trait of being injudicious

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