Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crimen injuria

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: crimen in-juria
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Roman-Dutch law, the unlawful and intentional impairment of someone's dignity (covering road rage, stalking, and various kinds of abuse).

Example Sentences

"The four students about whom headlines of the urination into a pot of stew for blacks went around the world will go on trial—later—in August this year, charged with crimen injuria."

Etymology

From Latin crīmen (“crime”) + ablative form of iniūria (“injury”).

Questions

What does crimen injuria mean?: In Roman-Dutch law, the unlawful and intentional impairment of someone's dignity (covering road rage, stalking, and various kinds of abuse).
Where does crimen injuria come from?: From Latin crīmen (“crime”) + ablative form of iniūria (“injury”).

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