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statutory offence vs crime

crime vs statutory offence

statutory offence and crime both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
statutory offence Yes No No No
crime Yes No No No
As nouns, crime is a hypernym of statutory offence; that is, crime is a word with a broader meaning than statutory offence:
  • statutory offence: crimes created by statutes and not by common law
  • crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of statutory offence include criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking.
statutory offence (noun) crime (noun)
crimes created by statutes and not by common law (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
Difference between statutory offence and crime

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