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Commit a crime vs carry out a crime

Both "commit a crime" and "carry out a crime" are correct phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to convey the same meaning. Both are commonly used to describe the act of doing something illegal.

Last updated: March 30, 2024 • 1842 views

Commit a crime

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the act of doing something illegal or against the law.

Examples:

He was arrested for committing a crime.
She vowed never to commit a crime again.
It is illegal to commit a crime.
The suspect confessed to committing the crime.
The police are investigating who committed the crime.

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Commit a crime and then show up to mystically help solve it?
Never commit a crime in a Gremlin.
The Cuban Government has charged these young people on suspicion that they may commit a crime.
Do you suppose it's ethical, even if you prove that he didn't commit a crime?
Did you commit a crime?
"Commit a crime, and the earth is made of glass."
"Commit a crime, and it seems as if a coat of snow fell on the ground, such as reveals in the woods the track of every partridge and squirrel and mole."
Not one person saw Monica commit a crime.
We didn't commit a crime.
You commit a crime with witsec, you're out.
The only issue before this court is did the defendant commit a crime.
Did Owen Jones commit a crime?
It is a wild city where people fight as you can to move forward, but honestly, not steal or commit a crime.
She did not commit a crime and therefore cannot be judged by man.
You're saying an ape helped a human commit a crime?
At least when you commit a crime you get to choose where you do it.
I mean, he didn't commit a crime, he didn't pose a threat to himself or anybody else.
I was afraid I'd commit a crime!
Maybe I never saw James commit a crime, But I did see him with a gun once.

Alternatives:

carry out a crime
perpetrate a crime
do a crime
engage in criminal activity
break the law

carry out a crime

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe the act of doing something illegal or against the law.

Examples:

The criminals carried out the crime with precision.
The plan to carry out the crime was foiled by the police.
They were caught in the act of carrying out a crime.
The gang decided to carry out a crime spree.
The authorities are working to prevent criminals from carrying out crimes.

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On behalf of our group, I would like to state very clearly that every suicide bombing is a crime against the young people who carry it out and a crime against the Israelis whom they take with them into death.
He has the strength to carry out the crime.
I did not strike, but soon I could carry out the crime.
Anyone from the old detail would have had the requisite skills and the motive to carry out these crimes.
Anyone from the old detail would have had the requisite skills and the motive to carry out these crimes.
Rebels are simply changing sides and they carry out their crimes in the safe uniforms of Congolese soldiers.
Very sadly, we so often see those who carry out the crime get more sympathy and more support than the victim who was on the receiving end of what happened.
It considers itself the moral police force of the world and yet it carries out the most appalling crime, basically a crime against humanity, in imposing the death sentence.
The Communication also makes the case for improved financial transparency - a key element in reducing the opportunities to carry out organized financial crime.
I do not think that should happen, because it contradicts the spirit of justice to try the one who carries out the crime, but to ignore the one who initiates it.
Therefore it must follow, and I hope the House will agree, that if we are serious about the human rights of men, women and children, then we must have a permanent International Criminal Court to prosecute those who carry out or commission crimes against humanity.
He's ghost-hacked so many people to carry out his crimes... he's earned the code name "The Puppet Master."
But if he sends bugs to tech employees looking for corporate secrets, why make the jump to SECNAV and a crime that carries out a life sentence?
It is a crime on the UN's part to fail to carry out its direct mission.
Vice-President/High Representative Ashton has appealed to the Government of Pakistan to carry out a proper investigation into the killing and bring to justice the perpetrators and instigators of this crime.
Furthermore, the Member States must carry out a periodic assessment.
This also applies to the Council, should Parliament decide to carry out a discharge procedure.
It is not practicable to collect, incinerate and carry out a full epidemiological investigation on each fallen animal.
Pedrosa isn't authorised to carry out a death penalty.
Exposure scenarios are the core of the process to carry out a chemical safety assessment.

Alternatives:

commit a crime
perpetrate a crime
do a crime
engage in criminal activity
break the law

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