serious crime
collocation in Englishmeaningsofseriousandcrime
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serious
adjective
uk/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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crime
noun
uk/kraɪm/us/kraɪm/
illegal ...
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(Definition ofseriousandcrimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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To fail to punish the moreseriouscrimemore severely would be to fail to recognize it as being a moreseriouscrime.
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If it is aseriouscrime, the criminal shall be taken before the authorities.
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If that is aseriouscrime, he should have been charged with aseriouscrime.
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It is aseriouscrime.
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Yet, that isseriouscrime.
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Seriouscrimeis specifically clear.
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Is that aseriouscrime?
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It is aboutseriouscrime.
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Thus, scientific and policy concerns aboutseriouscrimehave gradually moved the main focus earlier and earlier in life.
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Such men established themselves as regular members of the catalogue of prisoners in the county gaol charged withseriouscrime.
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They are vulnerable to becoming victims ofseriouscrime; they are also, in many cases, those who causeseriouscrime.
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It is a veryseriouscrime.
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We have aseriouscrimesituation.
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Shoplifting is certainly aseriouscrime.
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The specific issue relates toseriouscrime.
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The police must deal withseriouscrime.
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Seriouscrimeis also a major issue.
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This is the position withseriouscrime.
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How do we define theseriouscrime?
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There isseriouscrimein inner cities.
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We are dealing with veryseriouscrime.
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The second paragraph relates toseriouscrime.
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One is the definition ofseriouscrime.
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The term "seriouscrime" is extremely broadly defined.
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But, of course, ourseriouscrimeis very rare.
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