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An action or omission which constitutes an offense and is punishable by law

Illegal activities as a whole

An action or activity considered to be evil, shameful, or wrong

An error or mistake, typically caused by a brief failure of concentration or judgment

An unjust act, treatment or occurrence

A cause for regret or disappointment

An action or event that causes general public outrage

The recurrent theft of small items of little value

The quality of being seditious

Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone

The breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding public behaviour

Death and destruction

An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder

Trade in smuggled goods

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Noun

An action or omission which constitutes an offense and is punishable by law

misdemeanour^UK

breach of the law

infraction of the law

violation of the law

misbehaviour^UK

unlawful activity

mischievousness

fall from grace

act of wickedness

failure to observe

criminal behavior

act of dereliction

act of misconduct

breach of conduct

non-compliance with

breaking of the law

insubordination

monkey business

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“The charge of being drunk and disorderly was now a crime punishable by up to five years in prison.”

Noun

Illegal activities as a whole

unrighteousness

antisocial behavior

misdemeanour^UK

unscrupulousness

treacherousness

misbehaviour^UK

criminal action

unprofessionalism

misdemeanours^UK

mischief-making

moral transgression

misdemeanors^US

criminal offense

maladministration

breaking and entering

inappropriateness

unprofessional behaviour

unacceptability

clandestineness

dereliction of duty

unethical behaviour

taking advantage

misappropriation

breach of ethics

criminal activity

criminal violence

a criminal offence

act of wickedness

fall from grace

smash-and-grab raid

demoralization^US

demoralisation^UK

dishonest dealings

breach of trust

being on the take

reprehensibility

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“The war against crime has been ongoing for decades.”

Noun

An action or activity considered to be evil, shameful, or wrong

act of brutality

act of savagery

act of wickedness

act of violence

irreligiousness

lack of respect

outrageous behavior

act of barbarity

four-letter word

gross indecency

indecent behaviour

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“It is a crime against humanity that they are allowed to continue in this most dangerous trade.”

Noun

An error or mistake, typically caused by a brief failure of concentration or judgment

misdemeanour^UK

mischievousness

misbehaviour^UK

breach of etiquette

thoughtlessness

simple-mindedness

foolish mistake

dropping the ball

slip of the tongue

misapprehension

misunderstanding

error of judgment

failure to notice

slip of the pen

misinterpretation

disorganization^US

misconfiguration

poor configuration

wrong configuration

disorganisation^UK

yielding to temptation

fall from grace

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Noun

An unjust act, treatment or occurrence

inequitableness

unreasonableness

travesty of justice

misdemeanour^UK

slap in the face

kick in the teeth

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Noun

A cause for regret or disappointment

Noun

An action or event that causes general public outrage

Noun

The recurrent theft of small items of little value

misappropriation

breaking and entering

aggravated burglary

second-story work

five-finger discount

smash-and-grab raid

white-collar crime

monkey business

misuse of funds

purse-snatching

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Noun

The quality of being seditious

breach of faith

treacherousness

false-heartedness

stab in the back

breach of trust

untrustworthiness

double-crossing

underhandedness

act of disloyalty

act of treachery

hollow-heartedness

trahison des clercs

subversive activity

betrayal of trust

breaking of faith

extramarital relations

extramarital sex

playing the field

a bit on the side

monkey business

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Noun

Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonorable action

blot on the escutcheon of

source of shame

bad reflection on

disreputableness

disgracefulness

disreputability

dishonorableness

opprobriousness

ignominiousness

loss of reputation

loss of self-respect

dissatisfaction

blot on your escutcheon

blot on the escutcheon

naming and shaming

lack of respectability

public disgrace

loss of dignity

source of discredit

loss of respect

skeleton in the cupboard

misrepresentation

libellous statement

slanderous statement

slap in the face

smack in the face

blow to one's pride

kick in the teeth

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Noun

An instance of deceiving or tricking someone

confidence trick

bit of sharp practice

confidence game

fraudulent scheme

criminal activity

illegal enterprise

misrepresentation

bait-and-switch

piece of deception

smoke and mirrors

victimisation^UK

victimization^US

sanctimoniousness

crocodile tears

daylight robbery

hypocritical talk

hypocritical behaviour

false appearance

outward appearance

supposed grounds

ostensible reason

elaborate explanation

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Noun

The breakdown of peaceful and law-abiding public behaviour

irresponsibility

lack of control

lack of restraint

reign of terror

absence of government

disorganization^US

disorganisation^UK

discombobulation

breach of the peace

street fighting

violent disorder

dissatisfaction

Sturm und Drang

insubordination

seizure of power

act of resistance

act of defiance

civil disobedience

fighting in the streets

apprehensiveness

refusal to obey orders

refusal to obey

all hell broken loose

guerrilla activity

underground activity

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Noun

Death and destruction

insurrectionism

indiscriminate bloodshed

mass destruction

ethnic cleansing

search and destroy

second-degree murder

first-degree murder

indiscriminate killing

wholesale killing

wholesale slaughter

night of the long knives

putting to death

race extermination

victimization^US

victimisation^UK

scene of carnage

mass extermination

wholesale murder

contract killing

capital punishment

putting to sleep

day of reckoning

end of the world

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Noun

An act of consuming agricultural resources (crops, livestock), especially as plunder

acts of destruction

criminal attack

forcible violation

statutory offense

ethnic cleansing

utter destruction.

total destruction

thing of the past

victimization^US

wholesale slaughter

victimisation^UK

night of the long knives

falling to pieces

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Noun

Trade in smuggled goods

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