1. acts or behaviors that are not considered criminal offenses under the law
Usage: plural form

Examples

• The committee focused on distinguishing between actual crimes and noncrimes in the data.
• Many activities that seem suspicious are actually noncrimes under current legislation.
• The report categorized the incidents as either crimes or noncrimes for statistical purposes.
• Police officers must learn to identify noncrimes to avoid unnecessary arrests.
• The new policy helps clarify which behaviors should be treated as noncrimes.
• Legal experts debated whether certain actions should remain classified as noncrimes.