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crime

Also known as criminal offence, offence, offense, hoodlum, criminal offense

thumb|Human civilisations throughout history have universally considered murder to be a crime.

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Crime refers to actions that violate laws established by a society, with murder being a universally recognized example that human civilizations have condemned throughout history. Understanding crime matters because societies create and enforce laws against harmful acts to maintain order, protect people, and establish shared standards for how members should treat one another.

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Definition
Legalism
Sociology
Psychology
Criminal law
Criminalization
Criminal procedure
Liability
International criminal law
Types
White-collar crime
Blue-collar crime
Violent crime
Property crime
Public order crime
Political crime
Inchoate crime
Participants
Criminal
Victim
Crime statistics
Public perception
Causes and correlates
Criminal justice
Natural-law theory
Corrections and punishment
Crime prevention
Law enforcement
Incapacitation
Rehabilitation
Criminology
History
Early history
Post-classical era
Modern era
See also
Notes
References
Further reading
External links

thumb|Human civilisations throughout history have universally considered murder to be a crime.

In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes. The most popular view is that crime is a category created by law; in other words, something is a crime if declared as such by the relevant and applicable law. One proposed definition is that a crime or offence (or criminal offence) is an act harmful not only to some individual but also to a community, society, or the state ("a public wrong"). Such acts are forbidden and punishable by law.