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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔγκλημα (énklēma).
Noun
έγκλημα • (égklima) n (plural εγκλήματα)
- crime, felony
- ειδεχθές έγκλημα ― eidechthés égklima ― heinous crime
Declension
Synonyms
- (legal): κακούργημα n (kakoúrgima, “more serious offence, felony”)
Coordinate terms
- αδίκημα n (adíkima, “offence, an act contrary to the law”)
- απάτη f (apáti, “scam, deceptive act, fraud, deceipt”)
- παρανομία f (paranomía, “wrongdoing”)
- πταίσμα n (ptaísma, “misdemeanour”)
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