crime, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

breach of the peace, disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peace - any act of molesting or interrupting or hindering or disquieting or agitating or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled

false pretence, false pretense - (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

indecent exposure, public nudity - vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place

bearing false witness, lying under oath, perjury - criminal offense of making false statements under oath

sedition - an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"

copyright infringement, infringement of copyright - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright

foul - an act that violates of the rules of a sport

patent infringement - violation of the rights secured by a patent

actus reus, wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing - activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"

inroad - an encroachment or intrusion; "they made inroads in the United States market"

evil, wickedness, immorality, iniquity - morally objectionable behavior

desecration, profanation, sacrilege, blasphemy - blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character; "desecration of the Holy Sabbath"

date rape - rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)

sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault - a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault"

statutory rape, carnal abuse - sexual intercourse with a girl who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)