decrime

English

Etymology

de- +‎ crime

Pronunciation
  • (US) IPA(key): /diˈkɹaɪm/

Verb

decrime (third-person singular simple present decrimes, present participle decriming, simple past and past participle decrimed)

  1. (law enforcement) To remove the criminal status of a reported crime, typically due to insufficient evidence or to artificially reduce crime statistics

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