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Suffix indicating a crime or legal offense. Attached to a noun to denote that the act is a crime (e.g., kidnap + 罪 = kidnapping offense).

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警察は彼を窃盗罪で逮捕した。

The police arrested him for theft.

誘拐罪は重い刑罰が科されることがある。

Kidnapping is an offense that can carry severe punishment.

日本の刑法にはさまざまな罪の分類がある。

The Penal Code of Japan classifies various criminal offenses.

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