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crimen

/ˈkɹaɪmən/

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin crīmen (“verdict; adultery; crime”). Doublet of crime.

noun crimina

countable, uncountable An impediment to Catholic marriage due to a conspiracy to murder or a death of a previous spouse. 1884, The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 3rd Series, Volume V, page 416, Such presumptions are common in connection with crimen and affinity.
Similar: impediment of crime

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@misc{crimen_2026,
  title = {crimen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crimen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}