# true crime

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A nonfiction literary and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people.
2. A particular work of this genre.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see true, crime.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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