n. [ L. crumena purse. ] A purse. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. crime, fr. L. crimen judicial decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge, fault, crime, fr. the root of cernere to decide judicially. See Certain. ]
☞ Crimes, in the English common law, are grave offenses which were originally capitally punished (murder, rape, robbery, arson, burglary, and larceny), as distinguished from misdemeanors, which are offenses of a lighter grade. See Misdemeanors. [ 1913 Webster ]
No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
The tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Capital crime,
n. a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. Criminal; wicked; contrary to law, right, or dury. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from crime; innocent. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. crime, fr. L. crimen judicial decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge, fault, crime, fr. the root of cernere to decide judicially. See Certain. ]
☞ Crimes, in the English common law, are grave offenses which were originally capitally punished (murder, rape, robbery, arson, burglary, and larceny), as distinguished from misdemeanors, which are offenses of a lighter grade. See Misdemeanors. [ 1913 Webster ]
No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
The tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Capital crime,
n. a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
a. Criminal; wicked; contrary to law, right, or dury. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Free from crime; innocent. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]