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Criminal offense   /krˈɪmənəl əfˈɛns/   Listen
Criminal offense

noun
1.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.  Synonyms: crime, criminal offence, law-breaking, offence, offense.






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"Criminal offense" Quotes from Famous Books



... to having learned the language. Its very name is seldom uttered without ritual expressions of disgust or horror. One popular one is Edsger W. Dijkstra's famous observation that "The use of COBOL cripples the mind; its teaching should, therefore, be regarded as a criminal offense." (from "Selected Writings on Computing: A Personal Perspective") See also {fear and loathing}, ...
— The Jargon File, Version 4.0.0



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