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crime doesn't pay
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From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
English
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Pronunciation
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(
US
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IPA
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key
)
:
/kɹaɪm ˈdʌzˌənt peɪ/
Proverb
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crime
doesn't
pay
If you commit a
crime
you will most likely be
punished
for it.
Translations
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if you a commit a crime you will most likely be punished for it
Chinese:
Mandarin:
罪有應得
/
罪有应得
(zh)
(
zuìyǒuyīngdé
)
Czech:
zločin se nevyplácí
Danish:
forbrydelse betaler sig ikke
Dutch:
misdaad loont niet
Esperanto:
de krimo, oni ne profitas
Finnish:
rikos
ei
kannata
French:
le crime ne paie pas
German:
Verbrechen lohnt sich nicht
Italian:
il crimine non paga
Latin:
culpam poena premit comes
Polish:
zbrodnia nie popłaca
,
winie depcze po piętach kara
(Latin: culpam poena premit comes)
Portuguese:
o crime não compensa
Swedish:
brott lönar sig inte
See also
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if you can't do the time, don't do the crime
ill-gotten gains never prosper
cheats never prosper
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