Assignment 2 Dictionary Exercise

This exercise I want to figure out two word clearly,and that would be crime and sin.Although I know sin is use in morality way.But I don't konw how to use it.So now I want to find out.

And now let's check on crime first.

Crime
Oxford
1 [U] activities that involve breaking the law.
EX:an increase in violent crime the fight against crime Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year.
Ex:He turned to crime when he dropped out of school.
*crime fiction / novels (= stories about crime) crime figures.
*She’s a crime writer (= she writes stories about crime).

2 [C] ~ (against sb) an illegal act or activity that can be punished by law:
to commit a crime (= do sth illegal)
Ex:The massacre was a crime against humanity.
Ex:In his mind he was about to commit the perfect crime.
*an act that you think is immoral or is a big mistake
Ex:It’s a crime to waste so much money.


Cambridge
noun
1 [U] illegal activities:
a life of crime
rising crime
crime prevention
petty (= unimportant) crime/serious crime

2 [C] an illegal act:
Ex:He has admitted committing several crimes, including two murders.
Ex:The defendant is accused of/charged with a range of crimes, from theft to murder.
Ex:A knife was found at the scene of the crime (= the place where the crime happened).
Ex:Bombing civilians is a crime against humanity (= a cruel crime against many people).

3 [S] an immoral or very foolish act or situation:
Ex:To have hundreds of homeless people sleeping in the streets of a rich city like London is a crime .
Ex:It would be a crime (= a waste) to spend such a beautiful day indoors.


Merriam
1 [count] : an illegal act for which someone can be punished by the government
Ex: Have you ever been convicted of a crime? = Were you ever found guilty of a crime?
Ex:The punishment didn't fit the crime. [=the punishment was too mild/severe]
Ex:I've committed no crime. = I haven't committed any crime.
Ex:He was punished for a crime that he didn't commit.

2 [noncount] : activity that is against the law : illegal acts in general
Ex:Hiring more police officers would help prevent/deter/reduce (the amount of) crime in our city.
Ex:He turned to a life of crime [=he became a criminal] as a teenager.
*the recent increase in violent crime —often used before another noun
*a crime wave [=a sudden increase in the amount of crime in an area]
*Someone's partner in crime is a person who helps someone commit a crime.
Ex: He was her partner in crime for most of the robberies.

3 [singular] : an act that is foolish or wrong .
Ex:It's a crime [=sin] to let food go to waste.
Ex:There's no greater crime than forgetting your anniversary.



sin
Oxford
1 [C] an offence against God or against a religious or moral law:
Ex:to commit a sin Confess your sins to God and he will forgive you.

2 [U] the act of breaking a religious or moral law:
Ex:a life of sin

3 [C, usually sing.] (informal) an action that people strongly disapprove of:
Ex:It’s a sin to waste taxpayers' money like that.

*be / do sth for your sins (informal humorous, especially BrE) used to say that sth that sb does is like a punishment:
Ex:She works with us in Accounts, for her sins!

*(as) miserable / ugly as sin (informal) used to emphasize that sb is very unhappy or ugly

verb (-nn-) [v] to break a religious or moral law:
Ex:Forgive me, Lord, for I have sinned.
Ex:He was more sinned against than sinning (= although he did wrong, other people treated him even worse).


Cambridge
noun [C or U]the offence of breaking, or the breaking of, a religious or moral law:
Ex:to commit/confess a sinHe thinks a lot about sin.

*[+ to infinitive] INFORMAL
Ex:I think it's a sin (= is morally wrong) to waste food, when so many people in the world are hungry.
HUMOROUS Ex: For my sins (= As if it were a punishment), I'm organizing the office party this year.

verb [I] -nn- to break a religious or moral law


Merriam
1 : an action that is considered to be wrong according to religious or moral law
[count] Ex:He committed the sin of stealing.
[noncount] Ex:We are not free from sin.

2 [count] : an action that is considered to be bad —usually singular
Ex:It's a sin to waste food.

*(as) guilty/miserable/ugly as sin
informal : very guilty/miserable/ugly
Ex: Even though he was acquitted, most people think he is guilty as sin.
Ex:That house is as ugly as sin.

*for your sins
chiefly Brit humorous —used to say that you are doing something unpleasant, difficult, etc., as
a form of punishment
Ex: For my sins, I was made chairman of the board.

*live in sin

I think I can understand the different between crime and sin!!

And it seems a little similar between them.