commit a crime

idiom

: to do something illegal
weapons used to commit crimes

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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 The male relative was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit a crime and the unlawful transfer of a firearm. Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2024 The tragedy set the stage for the landmark prosecution that put parent gun owners everywhere on notice to keep their guns safely stored, or risk being prosecuted should their child commit a crime with the weapon. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 2 Dec. 2024 This year, he was charged with threatening to commit a crime with intent to terrorize. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024 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 17 Jan. 2025.

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