In law, an accusation or charge; a crime or offense (archaic or formal Latin legal term).
Latin form of 'crime,' used in formal legal Latin phrases and documents. Appears in legal texts as 'crimine' (ablative case in Latin).
You'll see 'crimine' in old legal documents and formal indictments written in Latin—it's the kind of word that makes legal proceedings sound ancient and authoritative.
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