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αδίκημα
offense /aˈðicima/
nounC1#3322 most common
Also: misdemeanor, wrongdoing, violation
Example sentences
Αυτό είναι αδίκημα.
This is an offense.
Η κλοπή είναι αδίκημα.
Theft is an offense.
Ο οδηγός διέπραξε ένα σοβαρό αδίκημα.
The driver committed a serious offense.
Το δικαστήριο τον καταδίκασε για το αδίκημα της απάτης.
The court convicted him for the offense of fraud.
Τα αδικήματα κατά της περιουσίας τιμωρούνται αυστηρά από τον νόμο.
Offenses against property are punished strictly by law.
Η νομοθεσία διακρίνει μεταξύ πταισμάτων, πλημμελημάτων και κακουργημάτων, αλλά ο όρος αδίκημα χρησιμοποιείται γενικά για κάθε παράνομη πράξη.
The law distinguishes between infractions, misdemeanors, and felonies, but the term offense is used generally for any unlawful act.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | αδίκημα | αδικήματα |
| Genitive | αδικήματος | αδικημάτων |
| Accusative | αδίκημα | αδικήματα |
| Vocative | αδίκημα | αδικήματα |
Word family
Etymology
Αδίκημα comes from the ancient Greek verb αδικέω, meaning to do wrong or wrong someone. That verb comes from άδικος, unjust, built from the negative prefix α- and δίκη, justice or right. The suffix -μα turns the verb into a noun naming the result of the act: the wrong that was done.
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