Crime and Punishment

noun

1. a novel (1866) by Feodor Dostoevsky.

Crime and Punishment

1. (1866) A novel by Feodor Dostoyevsky about the poor student Raskolnikov, who kills two old women because he believes that he is beyond the bounds of good and evil. The psychological novel examines Raskolnikov's anguished mind before, during, and after the crime.

Example Sentences

Min has campaigned as a different style of Democrat — one who is supportive of central progressive issues such as abortion rights and protecting the environment — but also as someone who will break from his party on certain crime and punishment issues.

From Los Angeles Times

“I think my views on crime and punishment are probably similar to most people I know,” Min said.

From Los Angeles Times

As prisons across the country release offenders early to deal with overcrowding, political space is opening up for a debate about crime and punishment.

From BBC

“Part of the D.A.’s job description will be not just coming up with good criminal justice policy that his office enforces, but communicating to the public a very clear picture of what is happening with crime and punishment in L.A. County,” Armour said.

From Los Angeles Times

He slipped his toothbrush, toothpaste, socks, slippers, snacks and a book – Dostoevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” — into a transparent bag.

From Seattle Times