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crime vs statutory offense

statutory offense vs crime

crime and statutory offense both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crime Yes No No No
statutory offense Yes No No No
As nouns, statutory offense is a hyponym of crime; that is, statutory offense is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crime:
  • crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  • statutory offense: crimes created by statutes and not by common law
Other hyponyms of crime include barratry, capital offense, cybercrime, felony, forgery, fraud, Had crime, highjack, hijack, mayhem, infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation, commission, committal, perpetration, attack, attempt, Tazir crime, regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, thuggery, high treason, lese majesty, treason, vice crime, victimless crime, war crime.
crime (noun) statutory offense (noun)
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act crimes created by statutes and not by common law
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
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