# crimes

Pronunciation: say "KRYMZ" /kɹaɪmz/

## Noun

1. Plural of crime. — plural of crime
   - Simple: Plural of crime. Use this form when talking about more than one crime.
   - _The report listed dozens of unsolved crimes across the city._
   - _Violent crimes declined sharply over the decade._

## Interjection

2. A mild exclamation of surprise, shock, or dismay, used in place of swearing by Christ. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A word people once shouted to show surprise or shock.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/crimes (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).