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noncrimes

noncrimes is the plural of noncrime.

Meaning of noncrime

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

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Questions about noncrimes

What is noncrimes the plural of?
Noncrimes is the plural of noncrime.

Words near noncrimes in the dictionary

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

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