"true crime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: true crimes [plural]
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  1. (uncountable) A nonfiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people. Tags: uncountable
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  2. (countable) A particular work of this genre. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-true_crime-en-noun-BQ8T6T4q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 41 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 42 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 37 29
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, crime. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-true_crime-en-noun-OoodoLOd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 41 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 34 42 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 37 29

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