"true crime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: true crimes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} true crime (countable and uncountable, plural true crimes)
  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
    Sense id: en-true_crime-en-noun-1PxKyaRE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 26 8
  2. (countable) A particular work of this genre. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-true_crime-en-noun-BQ8T6T4q
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, crime. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-true_crime-en-noun-OoodoLOd

Inflected forms

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