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no crime

no crime is the alternative form of no-crime.

Meaning of no-crime

Verb

no-crime (third-person singular simple present no-crimes, present participle no-criming, simple past and past participle no-crimed)

  1. (UK) To determine that an alleged crime, especially a sexual assault or rape, should not be prosecuted as a crime (e.g. because the victim has withdrawn their complaint).
    • Nevertheless, if the recommendations of the Working Party had been strictly observed, no reported cases in 1986 should have been 'no-crimed' on the basis of the victim withdrawing her complaint.1989, Lorna J. F. Smith, Great Britain. Home Office. Research and Planning Unit, Concerns about rape, HMSO Books
    Synonyms:
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Forms of no crime

third-person singular presentno crimes
present participleno criming
past participleno crimed
pastno crimed

Questions about no crime

What is no crime the alternative form of?
No crime is the alternative form of no-crime.

Words near no crime in the dictionary

  1. no comply
  2. no complys
  3. no contact, no contract
  4. no contest
  5. no contests
  6. no crime
  7. no crimed
  8. no crimes
  9. no criming
  10. no cure, no pay
  11. no deal

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