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decrime

US/diˈkɹaɪm/

decrime verb: to remove the criminal status of a reported crime, typically due to insufficient evidence or to artificially reduce crime statistics.

Verb

decrime (third-person singular simple present decrimes, present participle decriming, simple past and past participle decrimed)

  1. To remove the criminal status of a reported crime, typically due to insufficient evidence or to artificially reduce crime statistics

Forms of decrime

third-person singular presentdecrimes
present participledecriming
past participledecrimed
pastdecrimed

Origin of decrime

From de- + crime.

Questions about decrime

What does decrime mean?
Decrime means to remove the criminal status of a reported crime, typically due to insufficient evidence or to artificially reduce crime statistics.
What part of speech is decrime?
Decrime is a verb.
How do you pronounce decrime?
Decrime is pronounced /diˈkɹaɪm/ (US).
What is the past tense of decrime?
The past tense of decrime is decrimed.

Words near decrime in the dictionary

  1. decrier
  2. decriers
  3. decries
  4. decrieth
  5. decrim
  6. decrime
  7. decriminalisation
  8. decriminalise
  9. decriminalised
  10. decriminalises
  11. decriminalising

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