crime Copy link Outline 1. făcĭnus., ŏris, n. (a bold, daring deed)2. scĕlus, ĕris, n. (gross wickedness of any kind)3. mălĕfĭcium (any evil or criminal deed)4. culpa, dēlictum5. fraus, fraudis, f. (usu. an act of dishonesty, q. v.; but also used in gen. sense, perh. archaicé)6. flāgĭtium • crime: 1. făcĭnus., ŏris, n. (a bold, daring deed): to commit a c., f. committere, in se admittere, Cic. 2. scĕlus, ĕris, n. (gross wickedness of any kind): a detestable c., s. detestabile, Cic.: to commit an abominable c., s. nefarium facere, Cic.: to perpetrate a c., s. patrare, Sall.: to attempt a c., s. moliri, Cic.: Hor.: Liv. 3. mălĕfĭcium (any evil or criminal deed): consciousness of c.s, conscientia maleficiorum, Cic.: to commit a c., m. committere or admittere, Cic. 4. culpa, dēlictum: both milder than the Eng. v. fault. 5. fraus, fraudis, f. (usu. an act of dishonesty, q. v.; but also used in gen. sense, perh. archaicé): to commit a capital c., f. capitalem admittere, Cic.: an inexpiable c., f. inexpiabilis, id. Join: scelus ac fraus, id. 6. flāgĭtium: i. e. a shameful deed: as adultery: cf. Tac. Ger. 12. (N. B. Not crimen, except in poet.: the meaning of which is a criminal charge.) Phr.: to commit many abominable c.s, multa nefarie committere, Cic.: the c.s which you have committed, quae tu commisisti, in te admisisti: v. to commit.