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dictionary. Crime wave or crimewave may refer to: An increase, or perception of an increase, in crime in a particular period and place Crime Wave (1954 film)
Crime_Wave
1954 film by André de Toth
Crime Wave (also known as The City Is Dark) is a 1954 American film noir starring Sterling Hayden and Gene Nelson, and directed by Andre de Toth. It was
Crime_Wave_(1954_film)
1985 Canadian film
Crime Wave, also known as The Big Crime Wave, is a 1985 Canadian independent surrealist comedy film written, produced and directed by Winnipeg-based filmmaker
Crime_Wave_(1985_film)
1996 video game
CrimeWave is a 1996 vehicular combat video game developed and published by Eidos Interactive for the Sega Saturn. The player's task is to patrol the city
CrimeWave
2018 Spanish film
Crime Wave (Spanish: Ola de crímenes) is a 2018 Spanish black comedy film directed by Gracia Querejeta. The cast, led by Maribel Verdú, also features Juana
Crime_Wave_(2018_film)
1990 video game
Crime Wave is a 1990 PC video game developed by U.S. Gold and published by Access Software. Crime Wave places the player in control of Lucas McCabe, who
Crime_Wave_(video_game)
1955 film by Fred F. Sears
Teen-Age Crime Wave (a.k.a. Teenage Crime Wave) is a 1955 American juvenile delinquency film noir crime film directed by Fred F. Sears, and starring Tommy
Teen-Age_Crime_Wave
Canadian director, writer and actor (born 1957)
director, writer and actor. He is most noted for his debut feature film, Crime Wave, which was presented at the 1985 Toronto International Film Festival.
John_Paizs
Film genre
Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime. Stylistically, the genre may
Crime_film
Book by James Ellroy
Crime Wave is a 1999 collection of eleven short works of fiction and non-fiction, all originally published in GQ, by American crime fiction writer James
Crime_Wave_(book)
Short story by P. G. Wodehouse
"The Crime Wave at Blandings" is a short story by P. G. Wodehouse that first appeared in the United States in two parts, in the October 10 and October
The_Crime_Wave_at_Blandings
Jewish Mob or the Jewish Mafia
Jewish-American organized crime was a reflection of the ethnic succession among gangsters, which has tended to follow the immigrant waves in the United States:
Jewish-American organized crime
Jewish-American_organized_crime
Refers to perceived or actual relationships between crime and immigration
wave led to a modest but significant rise in property crime, while the second wave had a small negative impact. There was no effect on violent crime;
Immigration_and_crime
American criminal and bank robber (1905–1934)
of a train in Crown Point, Indiana. He was caught and convicted of the crime, and received a sentence of 10 to 21 years, to be served in the Indiana
Homer_Van_Meter
Unlawful act punishable by an authority
prevalence of violent crime, and news reporting will often overemphasize a specific type of crime for a period of time, creating a "crime wave" effect. As public
Crime
2009 film by Michael Mann
Bryan Burrough's 2004 non-fiction book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34. Set during the Great Depression, the
Public_Enemies_(2009_film)
British keychain and plush company
security measures being put in place by British retailers following a 'crime wave'. The thriving and profitable secondary market for Jellycat toys has been
Jellycat
American rapper (born 1981)
(Ceschi with Sam King and Fat Mike) This Is Crime Wave (Bottles to the Ground, 2023) Lifers (This Is Crime Wave/Regime, 2026) Other collaborations Anonymous
Ceschi
American actress (1941–1963)
(1999). Crime Wave: Reportage and Fiction From the Underside of L.A. Random House, Inc. p. 72. ISBN 0-375-70471-X. Ellroy, James (1999). Crime Wave: Reportage
Karyn_Kupcinet
2025 removal of the president of Peru
Franklin (9 October 2025). "Peru's Congress removes President Boluarte as a crime wave grips the country". Associated Press. Retrieved 10 October 2025. Averbuch
Impeachment_of_Dina_Boluarte
Form of robbery
Some leftist criminologists said that the media inaccurately reported a crime wave of mugging, including Stuart Hall, who called it a moral panic. Political
Mugging
American actor (1929–1994)
Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976). Other notable film credits include Crime Wave (1954), East of Eden (1955), One-Eyed Jacks (1961), Beach Blanket Bingo
Timothy_Carey
October 5, 2017. Retrieved October 16, 2017. "Giuliani targets Mexico crime wave". BBC. January 14, 2003. Archived from the original on July 28, 2004.
Crime_in_Mexico
Violence Wave, Not a Crime Wave". The Atlantic. Retrieved December 12, 2021. Anderson, David A. (November 2021). "The Aggregate Cost of Crime in the United
Crime_in_the_United_States
Nonfiction literary, radio, and film genre
True crime is a genre of non-fiction work in which an author examines a crime, including detailing the actions of people associated with and affected by
True_crime
1998 novel by Richard Peck
as well as Grandma herself waving to each train car passing by, in the hopes that they would spot each other. Joey waves back and goes on to fight in
A_Long_Way_from_Chicago
American hip hop group
Favorites (2010) 2 Da West (2019) 1993 : Havoc & Prodeje - Livin' in a Crime Wave 1993 : Rhyme Poetic Mafia - Reign of Terror 1994 : Havoc & Prodeje - Kickin'
South_Central_Cartel
American journalist
Barbarians at the Gate (with John Helyar); Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34; The Big Rich: The Rise and Fall of
Bryan_Burrough
Canadian actress (born 1970)
of Dr. Camille Saroyan, head of the Forensic Division, in the forensic crime drama Bones. She also appeared in season seven of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D
Tamara_Taylor
Center for Economic and Policy Research, March 22, 2012. "Haiti's Urban Crime Wave? Results from Monthly Household Surveys August 2011 – February 2012",
Crime_in_Haiti
2023 tactical shooter video game
in the fictional American city of Los Sueños in the midst of a violent crime wave. Ready or Not was released through Steam early access on December 17,
Ready_or_Not_(video_game)
Film and television director, producer and screenwriter
known for his work on television series The Lousy World (1999–2008), Crime Wave (2003–2004), First Love (2004–2007), Ślad (2018–2020), Kowalscy kontra
Okil_Khamidov
2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
quoted. As the conflict expanded across Syria, cities were engulfed in a wave of crime as fighting caused the disintegration of much of the civilian state
Syrian_civil_war
Crime in Japan has been recorded since at least the 1800s, and has varied over time. Before the Meiji Era, crime was handled often severely at a daimyo
Crime_in_Japan
Australian actor
Hanh (20 June 2019). "'Reef Break' Review: ABC's Goofy Drama Rides the Crime Wave for Escapist Summer Fare". IndieWire. Retrieved 21 June 2019. "After 'Crazy
Desmond_Chiam
crime spirals out of control". news.com.au. Hope, Zach (27 January 2023). "Alice Springs crime wave: Will alcohol bans, cash restrictions save crime-stricken
Crime in the Northern Territory
Crime_in_the_Northern_Territory
FBI agent
August 4, 2011. Bryan Burrough (2004). Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-1934. The Penguin Press. p. 368. ISBN 1-59420-021-1
Herman_Hollis
American professional wrestler (born 1990)
com. Retrieved January 4, 2023. "SMW Championship". CAGEMATCH.net. "GCW Crime Wave 2024". CAGEMATCH.net. Retrieved August 8, 2024. Wikimedia Commons has
Danhausen
wolf gangster. He leads an unnamed gang that often carry out various crime waves until they are stopped by Underdog. In the film, Riff Raff is a non-anthropomorphic
List_of_Underdog_characters
2018 action-adventure game
the area to complete the Crime Wave. The final quest usually involves defeating the supervillain. There are ten Crime Waves in total and five supervillains
Lego_The_Incredibles
1937 short story collection by P. G. Wodehouse
Herbert Jenkins, London; it was not published in the United States. The Crime Wave at Blandings, which was published on 25 June 1937 by Doubleday, Doran
Lord_Emsworth_and_Others
1991 graphic novel by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones
Commissioner Gordon to stake him. The stake is later removed by Alfred during a crime wave, and Batman slaughters most of his old enemies and other criminals, after
Batman_&_Dracula_trilogy
Season of American television series CSI: Miami
their third season, the Miami CSIs continue to work to rid the streets of crime using state-of-the-art scientific techniques and back-to-basics police work
CSI:_Miami_season_3
Apartment building complex in Chicago, Illinois, US
teenagers and young adults. Tenants and community leaders contended that the crime wave came after the Chicago Housing Authority demolished the drug-infested
Parkway_Garden_Homes
Genre of crime fiction originating from the Nordic countries
New Wave" and, by setting its counter-intuitive heroine in Copenhagen and Greenland, that it inaugurated the current Scandinavian crime writing wave. One
Nordic_noir
Lodge and restaurant in Wisconsin, USA
According to Bryan Burrough's book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34, this most likely happened when Wanatka
Little_Bohemia_Lodge
Crime rates in New York City have been recorded since at least the 1800s. The highest crime totals were recorded in the late 1980s and early 1990s as
Crime_in_New_York_City
British TV comedy series (1967–1968)
third episode of the Blandings Castle series, "Lord Emsworth and the Crime Wave at Blandings". List of Wodehouse's Ukridge characters Notes Taves (2006)
The_World_of_Wodehouse
2005 video game
True Crime wave". www.pocketgamer.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2023. Roper, Chris (March 28, 2006). "True Crime: New
True_Crime:_New_York_City
1988 American animated television series
Video!" banner. The episodes were: "Man in the Iron Suit!" (volume 1), "Crime Wave" (volume 2), and "A Robot's Revenge" (volume 3). In the UK, Leisure View
RoboCop_(animated_TV_series)
January 2023. "Crime statistics". ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 15 October 2022. "Amid Tourists and Gentrification, Barcelona Faces a Crime Wave". www.bloomberg
Crime_in_Spain
Action-adventure TV series
federal government to fight crime in the fictional city of Metro City, California, that is perpetually under siege from one crime wave after another. The weapon
Viper_(TV_series)
End of alcohol ban in 1933
unleashed a "crime wave" on a hapless America. The WONPR's Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer, for instance, insisted in 1932 that "the alarming crime wave, which had
Repeal of Prohibition in the United States
Repeal_of_Prohibition_in_the_United_States
American gangster (1914-1935)
ISBN 978-1531652821. BURROUGH, BRYAN. Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34. Reprint edición. Penguin Books; Media
Raymond_Hamilton
American filmmaker (born 1943)
about the Depression-era crime wave, based on Bryan Burrough's nonfiction book, Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI
Michael_Mann
DC Comics characters
then became a crime lord. In early 1942, Brain Wave contacted Professor Elba, developer of the "insanity serum", augmented by Brain Wave's mental abilities
Brain_Wave_(character)
American mobster
American mobster who became a captain for the New York City-based Bonanno crime family and later a government witness. Cantarella was born to Italian parents
Richard_Cantarella
Plantman and the rest of the Crime Wave, Viper's identity was discovered by his brother Eel. Soon after, the Crime Wave was defeated by Captain America
List of Marvel Comics characters: V
List_of_Marvel_Comics_characters:_V
Canadian actor, professional basketball player (born 1969)
provided the voice of the characters Flash Williams and Smooth Daley on the Crime Wave/Odd Ball episode of Nickelodeon's animated series The Fairly OddParents
Rick_Fox
American actor (1903–1973)
and 1950s films, including The Naked City (1948), The Enforcer (1951), Crime Wave (1954), The Big Combo (1955), The Killing (1956), Baby Face Nelson (1957)
Ted_de_Corsia
Ban on alcohol from 1920 to 1933
unleashed a "crime wave" on a hapless America. The WONPR's Mrs. Coffin Van Rensselaer, for instance, insisted in 1932 that "the alarming crime wave, which had
Prohibition in the United States
Prohibition_in_the_United_States
Form of modern folklore
stability of low rates of serious crime by females is a rule with very few exceptions. As of 2008, the girl crime wave is properly classified as an urban
Urban_legend
Polish entertainment industry company
Worth Loving Tancerze The Team Pitbull Kiepskis’ World Who's the Boss Crime Wave Tango with an Angel Criminal Bureau Znaki (Signs) And the game shows:
ATM_Grupa
Disney parks dark ride
Jessica Rabbit in the role of a detective who is determined to stop a crime wave in Toontown. Roger Rabbit was recognized as a lucrative character by Disney
Roger_Rabbit's_Car_Toon_Spin
2020–2024 video game series
destroys the bird inside her, Blue D Hans is drowned by a giant wave, and the Crime Wave splinters into endless subfactions. BB, working as a mystery shopper
Anthology_of_the_Killer
Youth street gangs in Kazan, Soviet Union, in the 1970s and 1980s
to reconsider their options in the face of increasing insecurity. The crime wave caused a moral panic amongst the Soviet population, as not only was such
Kazan_phenomenon
2007 video game
control of that district and attacks will no longer occur there. This crime wave mechanic is also influenced by the story missions and combat tours involving
Spider-Man_3_(video_game)
American actor (1927–2010)
1969, Bosley appeared in a comical episode of The Virginian, titled "Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs," appearing alongside fellow guest-stars James Brolin
Tom_Bosley
11th episode of the 5th season of The Simpsons
Fox network in the United States on January 6, 1994. In the episode, a crime wave caused by an elusive cat burglar plagues Springfield. Lisa is distraught
Homer_the_Vigilante
Media hype phenomenon
can be used to create the impression of a crime wave where there is none, in the chapter "I Make a Crime Wave". Button and Tunley have also presented a
Deviancy_amplification_spiral
Fictional location in the works of P. G. Wodehouse
(1933) Lord Emsworth and Others (1937) – One short story of nine: "The Crime Wave at Blandings" Uncle Fred in the Springtime (1939) Full Moon (1947) Nothing
Blandings_Castle
2014. "Sweden eyes sending inmates abroad as prisons full due to gang crime wave". The Straits Times. 29 January 2025. ISSN 0585-3923. AFP (29 January
Crime_in_Sweden
American bank robber (1903–1934)
adaptation of Bryan Burrough's book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34. The movie features Johnny Depp as John
John_Dillinger
Fictional character in P. G. Wodehouse stories
Something Fresh (1915) Leave it to Psmith (1923) Summer Lightning (1929) "The Crime Wave at Blandings", featured in the collection Lord Emsworth and Others (1937)
Rupert_Baxter
alcoholics. The extradition of paramilitary leader Don Berna sparked a crime wave with a sharp increase in killings. There were 33% more murders in 2008
Crime_in_Colombia
crime wave and bring the Wilson Heights gang into custody, the Mayor orders them to work with Commandant Lassard and his team to stop the crime wave.
List of Police Academy characters
List_of_Police_Academy_characters
Group of loose-knit outlaw gangs, during the early-mid-19th century
DeKalb, Ogle, and Winnebago were especially plagued by them. The new crime wave in the region of the frontier Midwest may have occurred following the
Banditti_of_the_Prairie
British actress (born 1990)
social networking sites inadvisedly. Swash appeared in the short film The Crime Wave, and was one of the hairdressers in the 2008 series of Celebrity Scissorhands
Shana_Swash
American actor (1932–2018)
Multiple Productions of 'Sleuth,' Robert Mandan's Career Is Practically a Crime Wave". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 9, 2018. "All Star Family Feud
Robert_Mandan
Downloadable content for 2018's Spider-Man
following its conclusion and follows Spider-Man as he contends with a new crime wave led by the physically enhanced mob boss Hammerhead. The game is presented
Marvel's Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps
Marvel's_Spider-Man:_The_City_That_Never_Sleeps
French true-crime television series
2013 and 2018) which was at the frontier of the new televisual true crime wave, and each episode of Sambre is end-credited as “fiction, inspired by real
Sambre_-_Anatomy_of_a_Crime
American mobster (1943–2012)
Scorsese". Faber and Faber. pp. 150–161. Hughes, Howard. Crime Wave: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Crime Movies. pp. 176–177. Wolf, Buck (November 8, 2005)
Henry_Hill
2009 studio album by 50 Cent
on the album, though not officially confirmed as a single, entitled "Crime Wave" was released in late October 2009. The album's release date was initially
Before_I_Self_Destruct
2025 action-adventure game
undistinguished 1980s East Coast city suffering from urban decay and a severe crime wave akin to that experienced by New York City, its primary inspiration, in
The_Precinct_(video_game)
American writer
plots that juxtapose the surreal and naturalistic. Wynne's first novel Crime Wave details the unexpected love affair between a photojournalist (Jake Adams)
John_Stewart_Wynne
1950–1951 inquiry
Organized Crime: From Trafficking to Terrorism, 2008, p. 22. Larson and Garrett, Crime, Justice and Society, 2003, p. 152. Hughes, Crime Wave: The Filmgoers'
United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce
United_States_Senate_Special_Committee_to_Investigate_Crime_in_Interstate_Commerce
Economy. Retrieved July 31, 2024. "Are Republicans Right About America's Crime Wave? Let's Look at the Data". Bloomberg News. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-13
List of cities by homicide rate
List_of_cities_by_homicide_rate
Olympia; Haake, Garrett (February 29, 2024). "Trump's claims of a migrant crime wave are not supported by national data". NBC News. Retrieved August 8, 2024
Illegal immigration to the United States and crime
Illegal_immigration_to_the_United_States_and_crime
Amusement park in Mableton, Georgia
Canyon Blaster roller coaster; Rockin' Tug; Up, Up & Away; The Gotham City Crime Wave & Shake, Rattle and Roll (in the former Chevy Show Cinema building) .
Six_Flags_Over_Georgia
"Introduction to organized crime in Greece" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2016. "Greek Crime Wave Spells Boom for
Crime_in_Greece
18th century English criminal (1682/83–1725)
launder the proceeds of his own crimes. Wild exploited a strong public demand for action during a major 18th-century crime wave in the absence of any effective
Jonathan_Wild
British singer (born 1981)
a television adaptation of P. G. Wodehouse's Blandings (episode "The Crime Wave at Blandings") on the BBC. In 2015 she appeared as herself in Paolo Sorrentino's
Paloma_Faith
American actress
Secretary (uncredited) Skirts Ahoy! (1952) - Mrs. Yarbrough (uncredited) Crime Wave (1953) - 3rd Police Broadcaster (uncredited) The Long, Long Trailer (1954)
Ruth_Lee
American actor (1916–1986)
Ann Sheridan; Kansas Pacific (1953), a Western for Walter Mirisch; and Crime Wave (1954), a film noir. Hayden had a supporting role in a major studio picture
Sterling_Hayden
2016 film by Chuck Russell
16, 2016, by Lionsgate, and received mostly negative reviews. During a crime wave in Columbus, Ohio, Governor John Meserve gives a press conference. There
I_Am_Wrath
American political commentator (born 1986)
"currently mourning the leftism she now believes 'gaslit' her about a 'crime wave' it refuses to admit." She told a podcast about "disaffected Democrats"
Ana_Kasparian
1990 film by Martin Scorsese
Boston Globe. Hughes, Howard (August 22, 2006). Crime Wave: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Crime Movies. Bloomsbury Academic. pp. 176–177. ISBN 978-1845112196
Goodfellas
American animated television series
expectations. The series would have featured Ro working in the FBI's cyber crimes unit, with Zeta having replaced her partner in the pilot. The series would
The_Zeta_Project
American gangster (1895–1954)
newspaper projects that sought to take the full measure of the growing crime wave, and which described kidnapping as a threat to every American. Completion
Machine_Gun_Kelly_(gangster)
region in the world for journalists to work. There was a very distinct crime wave happening in Latin America. The city that currently topped the list of
Crime and violence in Latin America
Crime_and_violence_in_Latin_America
CRIME WAVE
CRIME WAVE
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Biblical
Crime, offense.
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Muslim
Prime minister
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Hindu, Indian
Chief; Prime
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Grime.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Prime Chief
Boy/Male
Biblical
Crime, filthiness, impurity.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Projects of crimes, enormous crimes.
Boy/Male
Indian
Prime
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Important; Prime
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Spring Prime (of life), Bloom (of youth)
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Croom.
Male
Egyptian
, the prime minister of the princess Amen-iritis.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Prime Minister
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name GrÃmr, which remained popular as a personal name in the form Grim in Anglo-Scandinavian areas well into the 12th century. It was a byname of Woden with the meaning ‘masked person’ or ‘shape-changer’, and may have been bestowed on male children in an attempt to secure the protection of the god. The Continental Germanic cognate grÄ«m was also used as a first element in compound names. Compare Grimaud and Gribble, with the original sense ‘mask’, ‘helmet’. Some examples of the surname may derive from short forms of such names.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Prime Truth
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a Middle English personal name or nickname. The personal name existed in Old English, and is probably derived from Old English prim ‘early morning’ (from Latin primus ‘first’, used as the name of one of the canonical hours). The surname may be derived from this word as a Middle English nickname in the sense ‘fine’, ‘excellent’.French : feminine form of Prim 3.Dutch : variant of Priem.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Preim, a topographic name (of Slavic origin), perhaps from a river near Hannover; or of Preime, a variant of Primus.
Biblical
crime; filthiness; impurityfatness
Biblical
crime; offense
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, German, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Muslim, Parsi, Sindhi, Turkish
Spring Season; Prime of Life; Bloom of Youth
Biblical
projects of crimes; enormous crimes
CRIME WAVE
CRIME WAVE
Boy/Male
Indian
Who Won Every Time
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
A Daughter of Vrsaparvan
Girl/Female
Muslim
Strong
Boy/Male
Muslim
It was the name of the tabiee, Abu Salih
Boy/Male
Arabic
Zenith; Climax
Boy/Male
Hindu
Boy/Male
German
Power of an Eagle
Boy/Male
Irish Welsh English
Loving.
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Name of a King
Girl/Female
Assamese, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Dream Girl; Woman of Dreams
CRIME WAVE
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a.
First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance; as, prime minister.
v. t.
to entrap into the military or naval service; as, to crimp seamen.
a.
To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are primed for mischief.
a.
To mark with a prime mark.
a.
Free from crime; innocent.
n.
Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.
n.
A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death or imprisonment.
a.
To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.
n.
Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden by law.
v. t.
To transport for crime.
a.
A prime number. See under Prime, a.
n.
That which occasion crime.
n.
The crime against nature; sodomy.
a.
Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.
n.
One transported for a crime.
v. t.
To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp.
n.
Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence, also, any aggravated offense against morality or the public welfare; any outrage or great wrong.
a.
First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat; a prime quality of cloth.
v. t.
To cause to contract, or to render more crisp, as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, when living, with a knife; as, to crimp skate, etc.