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crime
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Crime doesn't pay.
something that you say which means if you do something illegal, you will probably be caught and punished. Police arrests are being given maximum publicity as a reminder that crime doesn't pay.
See also: doesn't, pay

partners in crime (humorous)

if two people are partners in crime, they have done something bad together. She'd kept watch and made sure no one saw us while I actually took the bike so we were partners in crime.
See also: partner

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The county released its 2003 Hate Crime Report in mid-December, showing that criming dipped to a 12-year low locally, although the incidents were more violent.
 
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