crime vs law-breaking

crime and law-breaking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crime	Yes	No	No	No
law-breaking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, crime and law-breaking are synonyms defined as:

crime and law-breaking: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

Other synonyms of crime include criminal offence, criminal offense.

crime (noun)	law-breaking (noun)
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law