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The phrase "a simple crime" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a crime that is not complex or serious in nature.
Example: "The police reported that the incident was classified as a simple crime, involving petty theft rather than a violent act."
Alternatives: "a minor offense" or "a basic crime".
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It is a simple crime.
Corruption was not just a simple crime.
"It was not a simple crime of murder or intent to murder," the judge said.
For Dunaway, however, it was more like a murder-suicide pact than like a simple crime.
You might think you are doing a simple crime podcast, simply presenting the facts.
Six other mosques were raided, though nothing more was found.Rather than Islamic terrorism, Trinidad would seem to be facing a simple crime wave, albeit a worrying one.
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Grant Jerkins issues that fair warning at the outset of A VERY SIMPLE CRIME (Berkley Prime Crime, paper, $14).
Big because it dragged a bloodied, ticketed passenger off a plane for the simple crime of wanting to go where he paid to go.
The final quarter of the 20th century also brought a huge wave of urban violence and crime to Karāchi, in the form of ethnic violence between native Sindhis and more recent immigrants from India, the muhajirs, and in an increased rate of both simple crime and organized brigandage.
We also consider how the police and the criminal justice system have transformed their approach from one of simple crime and punishment to a more holistic view in which diversion into treatment is paramount.
A simple household crime, committed by an 8-year old, compounded by an unacceptable level of backtalk.
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