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cybercrime vs crime

crime vs cybercrime

cybercrime and crime both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cybercrime Yes No No No
crime Yes No No No
As nouns, crime is a hypernym of cybercrime; that is, crime is a word with a broader meaning than cybercrime:
  • cybercrime: crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs
  • crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of cybercrime include criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking.
cybercrime (noun) crime (noun)
crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
Difference between cybercrime and crime

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