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supercrime

supercrime noun: a very major crime.

Noun

supercrime (plural supercrimes)

  1. A very major crime.
    • The tendency of international lawyers to focus on supercrimes is reasonably understood as deriving from a desire to construct a non-paternalistic justification for restricting state sovereignty, […]2011, Andrew Altman, Christopher Heath Wellman, A Liberal Theory of International Justice

Forms of supercrime

pluralsupercrimes

Origin of supercrime

From super- + crime.

Questions about supercrime

What does supercrime mean?
Supercrime means a very major crime.
What part of speech is supercrime?
Supercrime is a noun.
What is the plural of supercrime?
The plural of supercrime is supercrimes.

Words near supercrime in the dictionary

  1. supercrats
  2. supercrescence
  3. supercrescences
  4. supercrescent
  5. supercretaceous
  6. supercrime
  7. supercrimes
  8. supercriminal
  9. supercriminals
  10. supercrip
  11. supercrips

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