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statutory offense vs crime

crime vs statutory offense

statutory offense and crime both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
statutory offense Yes No No No
crime Yes No No No
As nouns, crime is a hypernym of statutory offense; that is, crime is a word with a broader meaning than statutory offense:
  • statutory offense: 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 offense include criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking.
statutory offense (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 offense and crime

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