Crime Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Crime Information and Meaning
See also LAW; PUNISHMENT; THEFT.
- abetment, abettal
- the act of abetting or inciting another to commit a crime. —abettor, abetter, n.
- bigamy
- the condition of having two spouses simultaneously. —bigamist, n. —bigamous, adj.
- contrabandism
- the practice of smuggling. —contrabandist, n.
- corruptionist
- a person who practices or advocates corruption, especially in politics or public life.
- criminology
- the scientific study of crime and criminals. —criminologist, n. —criminologic, criminological, adj.
- defalcation
- 1. unauthorized appropriation of money; embezzlement.
- 2. the sum embezzled.
- depeculation
- Obsolete, the act of stealing or embezzling.
- disseizin, disseisin
- the process of wrongfully or unlawfully dispossessing a person of his rightful real property.
- embracery
- the crime of attempting to influence or suborn a judge or jury by bribery, threats, etc.
- extortionist
- a person who practices the crime of extortion or the obtaining of money by threat of violence. Also extortioner.
- fugitation
- fleeing from justice, as by a criminal.
- gangdom
- the world of gangs or organized crime.
- knavery
- petty dishonesty or fraud. —knave, n. —knavish, adj.
- malfeasance
- wrongdoing or improper or dishonest conduct, especially by a person who holds public office or a position of trust. Cf. misfeasance. —malfeasant, adj.
- malversation
- fraudulent behavior, extortion, or corruption by a person who holds public office or a position of trust.
- mayhem
- Law. an intentional crippling, disfigurement, or mutilation of another.
- miscreancy
- criminal action or behavior; wrong- or evil-doing. —miscreant, n., adj.
- misfeasance
- a form of wrongdoing, especially the doing of something lawful in an unlawful way so that the rights of others are infringed. Cf. malfeasance. —misfeasor, n.
- misprision
- improper conduct or neglectful behavior, especially by a person who holds public office.
- mouchardism
- the practice of being a police spy. —mouchard, n.
- peculation
- embezzlement.
- penitence, penitency
- the state or condition of regretting crimes or offenses and being willing to atone for them. —penitent, n., adj.
- penology
- 1. the science of the punishment of crime.
- 2. the science of the management of prisons. —penologist, n.
- polygamy
- the condition of having more than two spouses simultaneously. —polygamist, n. —polygamous, adj.
- recidivism
- a repeated relapsing into criminal or delinquent behavior. —recidivist, n. —recidivistic, recidivous, adj.
- ropery
- Archaic. roguish or criminal behavior or action; conduct deserving of hanging.
- signalment
- a detailed description of a person for purposes of identification by police.
- skulduggery
- underhanded, dishonest, or deceptive behavior or actions.
- trigamy
- the condition of having three spouses simultaneously. —trigamous, adj.
- Whitefootism
- the actions of an Irish secret society (circa 1832) whose members committed murders and other crimes. —Whitefoot, n.