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crime1 (c.1136-65)

crime1 (c.1136-65)

crim,  crimme,  crisme;  crym,  cryme  
  FEW:  crimen 2/ii,1339a Gdf: GdfC:  crime 9,250b TL: crime 2,1059 DEAF:  crime  DMF:  crime  TLF:  crime  OED:  crime n.  MED:  crime n.  DMLBS:  crimen 517c

s.

1theol.evil, sin
( s.xii3/4; MS: s.xiiim )  Quant fu apostoile de Rumme, Fu le plus del mund paenime Et li homme erent plain de crime  88
( MS: s.xiii1 )  Del crime dont irt tant celee Par ceste piere iert provee  173.513
2lawcrime
( 1259 )  si clerc seit retté de mort de home, […] ou de autre crime ke apende a la corune  154
( s.xiiiex; MS: s.xiv1/3 )  appellez ou endités de mortel crim  161
( 1394 )  d’user et exerser, partout la ou il sera en son lieutenant, justice [...] et de justicer toutz rebele, traiters, si bien en toutz cas de crym de lese magesté come autrement  274
( 1425 )  traisons et aultres enormes crismes  iv 305
crime original
theol.Bibl.original sin
( c.1136-65; MS: c.1200 )  En original crim sunt nez  10433
veie de crime
lawcriminal process
( 1377 )  pur ce qe prelatz et clercs ne porront ent faire lors suytes envers nully par voie de cryme  ii 1.iii

See also:

crimine 
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