commit a crime

idiom

: to do something illegal
weapons used to commit crimes

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MacArthur said Madigan and McClain worked together on a conspiracy to commit a crime. Jim Talamonti | The Center Square Contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 25 Jan. 2025 Tzedek is also encouraged by new legislation like the Mens Rea Reform Act of 2021, which seeks to reduce over-criminalization by requiring prosecutors to prove that a defendant intended to commit a crime. Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 The measure also would give state attorneys general the right to sue the attorney general or homeland security secretary if an immigrant who enters the United States illegally goes on to commit a crime that harms the state or any of its residents. Karoun Demirjian, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Both men were also charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, according to online arrest logs. Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for commit a crime 

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“Commit a crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commit%20a%20crime. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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