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Friday, March 27, 2015

15 Common Collocations that go with CRIME


Collocation Crime
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Words that collocates with Crime
Crime is an illegal action, which can be punished by law. There are many common words that collocate with crime. 
For example, we use commit a crime not do crime or make crime

In this article we will learn the following collocations that go with crime:
commit crime, combat/fight crime, turn to crime, crime rate, crime figures, crime statistics, crime prevention, violent crime, serious crime, petty crime, car crime, street crime, victim of crime, juvenile crime, youth crime, tough on crime and the scene of the crime

Collocation: Crime
Crime is an illegal action, which can be punished by law. Below are the list of collocations that we often use with crime.
  1. commit crime (v)
    To do something wrong or illegal
    Someone who commits crime is a criminal.
  2. combat/fight crime (v)
    To deal/fight with crime
    New crime prevention technology has been applied to fight crime.
  3. turn to crime (v)
    To start committing crimes.
    Many people turn to crime because of poverty, but that can't be an excuse.
  4. crime rate (n)
    The amount of crime that happens somewhere
    The crime rate has increases every year.
  5. crime figures/statistics (n)
    Statistics or number of crimes that are committed
    The crime statistics show that we need to boost crime prevention.
  6. crime prevention (n)
    The action to prevent crime from happening
    There are many comment given to boost crime prevention in the seminar.
  7. violent crime (n)
    Crime that when committed will result in severe punishment.
    Violent crime appears to increase every year.
  8. serious crime (n)
    Crime that when committed will result in server punishment.
    Serious crime is more likely to happen in this area.
  9. petty crime (n)
    Crime that is not very serious
    May teenagers became involved in pretty crime.
  10. car crime (British English) (n)
    Crime that involves car such as car stolen
    A police crackdown on car crime
  11. street crime (n)
    A crime that is committed on the street
    Street crime is normally found in the night time.
  12. victim of crime (n)
    A person who is harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime
    Woman falls easily into a victim or crime.
  13. juvenile/youth crime (n)
    Crime that is committed by children and teenagers
    Juvenile crime is a crime that is committed by children or teenagers.
  14. tough on crime (v)
    To punish crime severely
    There is policy be tough on crime.
  15. the scene of the crime (n)
    The place where the crime happened
    Police are locating the scene of the crime.
Reading Resource:
- criminal.lawyers.com

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