The difference between Crime and Criminality
When used as nouns, crime means a specific act committed in violation of the law, whereas criminality means the state of being criminal.
Crime is also verb with the meaning: to commit crime(s).
check bellow for the other definitions of Crime and Criminality
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Crime as a noun (countable):
A specific act committed in violation of the law.
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Crime as a noun (uncountable):
The practice or habit of committing crimes.
Examples:
"Crime doesn’t pay."
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Crime as a noun (uncountable):
criminal acts collectively.
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Crime as a noun:
Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.
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Crime as a noun (obsolete):
That which occasions crime.
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Crime as a verb (nonstandard, rare):
To commit crime(s).
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Criminality as a noun (uncountable):
The state of being criminal.
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Criminality as a noun (uncountable):
Criminal activity.
Examples:
"uxi rampant criminality"
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Criminality as a noun (countable):
A criminal act.