# crime, criminal #

## 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: [fugitive](../other/fugitive.md) **·** [thief](../other/thief.md))

## Bible References: ##

* [2 Timothy 02:8-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2ti/02/08)
* [Hosea 06:8-9](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/hos/06/08)
* [Job 31:26-28](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/job/31/26)
* [Luke 23:32](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/23/32)
* [Matthew 27:23-24](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/27/23)