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。
参考例句
1. Is it sinning against society to marry very early. 过早结婚违背社会习俗吗?
2. One sin opens the door for another. 一个罪恶为另一个罪恶开门。
3. Shall We Continue in Sin? 我们仍要继续犯罪吗？
英英解释
n.
1. estrangement from god
2. an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will
3. ratio of the opposite side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
4. (Akkadian) god of the moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna
5. the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet
6. violent and excited activity v.
1. commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law
2. commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
