cometer un delito

cometer un delito
An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
intransitive verb phrase
a. to commit a crime
Las acusaciones son falsas. Yo soy una persona honrada y nunca en mi vida he cometido un delito.The accusations are false. I'm an honest person and have never committed a crime in my life.
b. to commit an offense
Regionalism used in the United States
(United States)
Es el juez quien tiene que decidir si el acusado cometió o no un delito.It's up to the judge to decide whether or not the defendant committed an offense.
c. to commit an offence
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
(United Kingdom)
Si alguien ha cometido un delito, creo yo que el castigo debería ser proporcional a la gravedad del mismo, ¿no?If someone has committed an offence, I think the punishment should be proportional to the seriousness of that offence, don't you?
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