Crime vs. Violence — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Crime and Violence
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Crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority. The term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes.
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or power, threatened or actual, against oneself, another person, or against a group or community, which either results in or has a high likelihood of resulting in injury, death, psychological harm, maldevelopment, or deprivation."Internationally, violence resulted in deaths of an estimated 1.28 million people in 2013 up from 1.13 million in 1990.
Crime
An act committed in violation of law where the consequence of conviction by a court is punishment, especially where the punishment is a serious one such as imprisonment.
Violence
Behavior or treatment in which physical force is exerted for the purpose of causing damage or injury
The violence of the rioters.
Crime
Unlawful activity
Statistics relating to violent crime.
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Violence
Intense force or great power, as in natural phenomena
The violence of a tornado.
Crime
A serious offense, especially one in violation of morality.
Violence
Extreme or powerful emotion or expression
The violence of their tirades.
Crime
An unjust, senseless, or disgraceful act or condition
It's a crime to waste all that paper.
Violence
Distortion of meaning or intent
Do violence to a text.
Crime
(countable) A specific act committed in violation of the law.
Violence
Extreme force.
The violence of the storm, fortunately, was more awesome than destructive.
Crime
(countable) Any great sin or wickedness; iniquity.
Violence
Physical action which causes destruction, harm, pain, or suffering.
We try to avoid violence in resolving conflicts.
Crime
That which occasions crime.
Violence
Widespread fighting.
Violence between the government and the rebels continues.
Crime
(uncountable) Criminal acts collectively.
Violence
(figuratively) Injustice, wrong.
The translation does violence to the original novel.
Crime
(uncountable) The habit or practice of committing crimes.
Crime doesn’t pay.
Violence
(obsolete) ravishment; rape; violation
Crime
To subject to disciplinary punishment.
Violence
(nonstandard) To subject to violence.
Crime
(nonce word) To commit crime.
Violence
The quality or state of being violent; highly excited action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity; force.
That sealYou ask with such a violence, the king,Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me.
All the elementsAt least had gone to wrack, disturbed and tornWith the violence of this conflict.
Crime
Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.
Violence
Injury done to that which is entitled to respect, reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement; unjust force; outrage; assault.
Do violence to do man.
We can not, without offering violence to all records, divine and human, deny an universal deluge.
Looking down, he sawThe whole earth filled with violence.
Crime
Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong.
Violence
Ravishment; rape; constupration.
Crime
Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.
No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love.
Violence
To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.
Crime
That which occasion crime.
The tree of life, the crime of our first father's fall.
Violence
An act of aggression (as one against a person who resists);
He may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one
Crime
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act;
A long record of crimes
Violence
The property of being wild or turbulent;
The storm's violence
Crime
An evil act not necessarily punishable by law;
Crimes of the heart
Violence
A turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.
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