sin

crime, sin, guilt, offence, violation

这些名词均含有“犯法，犯罪，罪恶”之意。
crime: 指严重的违法行为或罪行。
sin: 主要指违反道德原则或违反宗教戒律的过失或罪过行为。
guilt: 多用于指违反道德或社会标准的不法行为，含应予惩办之意。这种惩办是以证据为根据的。
offence: 使用广，可泛指对任何规则、道德标准、法律、纪律等的违反与触犯，其罪行可重可轻。
violation: 指违背誓言、条约、规则以及良心等，也指侵犯权利。

名词 sin:

1. estrangement from god
   同义词：sinfulness, wickedness
2. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
   同义词：sinning
3. ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
   同义词：sine
4. (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
5. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6. violent and excited activity
   同义词：hell

动词 sin:

1. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
   同义词：transgress, trespass
2. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
   同义词：blunder, boob, goof

1. Catholics go to confession to be purged of sin/purge (away) their sin/purge their souls of sin.
   天主教徒透过告解以获得赦罪[净化灵魂]。
2. He thinks it's a sin to covet other's properties.
   他认为贪图他人的财物是有罪的。
3. I guess ignorance must be a sin.
   我认为无知是一种罪。
4. We've sinned against you, and against our fellow men.
   我们得罪了你，也得罪了我们的邻人。