law-breaking vs crime

law-breaking and crime both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of law-breaking include criminal offence, criminal offense.

law-breaking (noun)	crime (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