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noncrime

noncrime adjective: that is not a crime.

Adjective

noncrime (not comparable)

  1. That is not a crime.

Noun

noncrime (plural noncrimes)

  1. An act that is not a crime.
  2. (uncountable) Noncriminal activity collectively.
    • Either by raising the costs of crime or by raising the benefits of noncrime.1974, Edward C. Banfield, The Unheavenly City Revisited

Forms of noncrime

pluralnoncrimes

Origin of noncrime

From non- + crime.

Questions about noncrime

What does noncrime mean?
Noncrime means that is not a crime.
What part of speech is noncrime?
Noncrime can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near noncrime in the dictionary

  1. noncreole
  2. noncreoles
  3. noncrepuscular
  4. noncrescentic
  5. noncretaceous
  6. noncrime
  7. noncrimes
  8. noncriminal
  9. noncriminality
  10. noncriminals
  11. noncriminological

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