Violation, sin, crime, offence, guilt "offense, crime, guilt" distinction

violation, sin, crime, offence, guilt

This group of words all means "breaking the law, committing a crime, committing a crime," and the differences are:

Violation refers to the violation of oaths, treaties, rules, conscience, etc., as well as the violation of rights.

violation

English [valen] Beauty [valen]

n. Violation (of laws, agreements, principles, etc.) violation, violation; infringement, violation of human rights; damage (of something), desecration of holy places (of holy places); rape

To deprive the boy of his education is a violation of state law.

Depriving the boy of his right to education is a violation of state law.

sin mainly refers to the transgression or sinful conduct that violates moral principles or religious precepts.

without

English [sɪn] Beauty [sɪn]

(against religion or morality) sin, sin; transgression, transgression

v. Breaking the commandments, committing transgressions; blasphemy, offending (God, man, principle) (sin against)

abbr. Sine (short for sine)

【Name】 (Sin) (Luo) Sean, (Hungarian) Xin, (Cambodian, Arabic) Xin, (Burmese) Xin (personal name)

[ Plural sins Third person singular sins present participle sinning past tense sinned past participle sinned ]

example:

I was shown that I am a sinner, that I needed to repent of my sins.

I was proved to be a sinner and needed to repent for my sins.

Crime means a serious violation or crime.

crime

English [kraɪm] United States [kraɪm]

n. Sin, offense; crime, criminal activity; shameful act, wrongdoing

v. < Ying, informal > (especially in the military) accusations ... Guilty, sentenced... guilty

[ Plural crimes Third-person singular crimes present participle criming past crimed Past participle crimed ]

It would be a crime to travel all the way to Australia and not stop in Sydney.

If you travel thousands of miles to Australia without stopping in Sydney, you would be sorely mistaken.

Offences are widely used and can refer to violations and offenses against any rule, moral standard, law, discipline, etc., and their offences may be serious or minor.

offence

英 [əˈfens] 美 [əˈfens]

n. Illegal acts, crimes; offenses, offenses; faults, improprieties; nasty things, things that arouse disgust; <正式>attacks, offensive acts

[ plural offences ]

Between plays the coach was talking to the offence in the huddle.

During recess, the coach speaks to the surrounding attacking team members.

Guilt is mostly used to refer to illegal acts that violate moral or social standards, and imply that they should be punished. Such punishment is evidence-based.

guilt

英 [ɡɪlt] 美 [ɡɪlt]

n. Guilt; guilt;

He is weighed down with guilt.

He was distracted by guilt.

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