A somewhat formal or literary term for a criminal act or offense. Not an everyday word; more likely encountered in legal or historical contexts.
He committed a crime and was captured.
person with a criminal record; ex-convict; violent criminal
Standard kanji spelling for 'crime' or 'offense'.
Variant using the older 兇 kanji; less common in modern usage.
Compound of 凶 (bad, evil) and 状 (condition, circumstances), literally 'evil circumstances'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of crime.