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perfect crime

perfect crime noun: a crime that is undetected, unattributed to a perpetrator, or otherwise unsolved.

Noun

perfect crime (plural perfect crimes)

  1. (colloquial) A crime that is undetected, unattributed to a perpetrator, or otherwise unsolved.
  2. (colloquial) A crime that is unsolved and seemingly unsolvable.

Forms of perfect crime

pluralperfect crimes

Questions about perfect crime

What does perfect crime mean?
Perfect crime means a crime that is undetected, unattributed to a perpetrator, or otherwise unsolved.
What part of speech is perfect crime?
Perfect crime is a noun.
What is the plural of perfect crime?
The plural of perfect crime is perfect crimes.

Words near perfect crime in the dictionary

  1. perfect cadence
  2. perfect cadences
  3. perfect chord
  4. perfect chords
  5. perfect competition
  6. perfect crime
  7. perfect crimes
  8. perfect cube
  9. perfect cubes
  10. perfect field
  11. perfect fields

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