commit a crime

idiom

: to do something illegal
weapons used to commit crimes

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Despite its law-breaking history, there’s no need to commit a crime to get your hands on this Streamline Moderne home. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2025 Where is the line between being determined to commit a crime and just wondering about the nature of crime? Lance Eliot, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025 Regarding the criminal profile of women, the research shows that the main crimes for which many women are convicted are drug trafficking, conspiracy to commit a crime, and theft. Nathaly Triana, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025 Officers at the facility face charges including child abuse or endangerment, conspiracy to commit a crime and battery involving 143 victims, the release said. Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commit a crime

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“Commit a crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commit%20a%20crime. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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