commit a crime

idiom

: to do something illegal
weapons used to commit crimes

Examples of commit a crime in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web They were arrested and charged with numerous felonies, including carjacking, second degree robbery, assault with a firearm and conspiracy to commit a crime. Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2024 Along with a local clerk in Michigan, Lambert has also been charged with multiple felonies, including unauthorized access to a computer and using a computer to commit a crime, after transmitting data from a local township's poll book related to the 2020 election. CBS News, 14 Aug. 2024 But while prosecutors say Peters committed identity theft by taking Wood’s security badge and giving it to Hayes to conceal his identity, the defense says Wood was in on the scheme so Peters did not commit a crime by doing that. Colleen Slevin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024 Burks was charged with first-degree, premeditated murder, felony murder, larceny of $20,000, using a computer to commit a crime, felon in possession of a firearm and three counts of felony firearm. Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 7 Aug. 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 23 Sep. 2024.

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