# crime, crimes, criminal, criminals

## Definition:

The term  "crime" usually refers to a sin that involves breaking the law of a country or state. The term "criminal" refers to someone who has committed a crime.

* Types of crimes include such things as killing a person or stealing someone's property.
* A criminal is usually captured and kept in some form of captivity such as a prison.
* In Bible times, some criminals became fugitives, wandering from place to place to escape people who wanted to harm them out of revenge for their crime.

(See also: [thief](../other/thief.md))

## Bible References:

* [2 Timothy 02:09](rc://en/tn/help/2ti/02/09)
* [Hosea 06:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/hos/06/08)
* [Job 31:26-28](rc://en/tn/help/job/31/26)
* [Luke 23:32](rc://en/tn/help/luk/23/32)
* [Matthew 27:23-24](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/23)

## Word Data:

* Strong's: H2154, H2400, H4639, H5771, H7563, H7564, G2556, G2557, G4467