crime

N. uncountable - illegal activities in general

The police try to fight or combat crime.

Violent crime is on the rise in the city.

N. countable - an illegal action, which can be punished by law

You can commit a crime. You might then be accused of a crime or charged with a crime.

Under the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures, the police have authority to seize a suspect by arresting him only when they have probable cause to believe that he has committed a crime.

criminal

N. Someone who has been convicted of a criminal offense

criminal Adj.

on 16 September, the court will hear the defense's motion for a new trial and its second motion for acquittal under Rule 29 of U.S. federal rules of criminal procedure.