犯行
Meanings
1
Refers to the act of committing a crime, often used in legal, police, and news contexts. Focuses on the deed itself rather than the abstract concept of crime.
The police are investigating the motive for the crime.
The time of the offense is believed to be around 10 p.m.
Usage patterns
- 犯行を認めるto admit to the crime
During questioning, the suspect admitted to the crime.
- 犯行を否認するto deny the crime
The defendant denied the crime until the very end.
- 犯行に及ぶto go so far as to commit the crime
It's said he was driven to commit the crime by his debts.
- 犯行を重ねるto commit crimes repeatedly
The man had been committing crimes repeatedly for several years.
- 犯行を自供するto confess to the crime
The man confessed the crime to the police.
- 犯行の手口the method/modus operandi of the crime
The police concluded it was the same offender based on the method used.