Usage of the character 罪

lit. treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime (idiom); to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
fig. A person's talent will arouse the envy of others.

zuì'ètāotiān

罪恶滔天

[罪惡滔天]

(idiom) to have committed heinous crimes

wèizuìqiántáo

畏罪潜逃

[畏罪潛逃]

to flee to escape punishment
to abscond from justice

dàizuìgāoyáng

代罪羔羊

[代罪羔羊]

scapegoat

dīlíngfànzuì

低龄犯罪

[低齡犯罪]

juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency

rènzuìxiéshāng

认罪协商

[認罪協商]

plea bargain

xíngshìfànzuì

刑事犯罪

[刑事犯罪]

criminal offense

jiānggōngzhézuì

将功折罪

[將功折罪]

see 將功贖罪／将功赎罪 (jiānggōngshúzuì)

tāotiāndàzuì

滔天大罪

[滔天大罪]

heinous crime

chéngrènkòngzuì

承认控罪

[承認控罪]

guilty plea (law)

qiāngǔzuìrén

千古罪人

[千古罪人]

sb condemned by history (idiom)

fànzuìjítuán

犯罪集团

[犯罪集團]

crime syndicate

xīngshīwènzuì

兴师问罪

[興師問罪]

to send punitive forces against
(fig.) to criticize violently

fànzuìjìlù

犯罪记录

[犯罪記錄]

criminal record

fùjīngqǐngzuì

负荆请罪

[負荊請罪]

lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom)
fig. to offer sb a humble apology

zuìyǒuyīngdé

罪有应得

[罪有應得]

guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement
the punishment fits the crime

zuìxínglěilěi

罪行累累

[罪行累累]

having an extensive criminal record

wèizuìzìshā

畏罪自杀

[畏罪自殺]

to commit suicide to escape punishment

fànzuìxíngwéi

犯罪行为

[犯罪行為]

criminal activity

dītóurènzuì

低头认罪

[低頭認罪]

to bow one's head in acknowledgment of guilt
to admit one's guilt

zuìkuíhuòshǒu

罪魁祸首

[罪魁禍首]

criminal ringleader, main offender (idiom); main culprit
fig. main cause of a disaster

wúzuìkàngbiàn

无罪抗辩

[無罪抗辯]

plea of not guilty

chóuhènzuìxíng

仇恨罪行

[仇恨罪行]

hate crime

kāituōzuìzé

开脱罪责

[開脫罪責]

to absolve sb from guilt
to exonerate
to exculpate

dānwèifànzuì

单位犯罪

[單位犯罪]

crime committed by an organization

fǎnréndàozuì

反人道罪

[反人道罪]

a crime against humanity

fànzuìxiànchǎng

犯罪现场

[犯罪現場]

scene of the crime

jiānggōngshúzuì

将功赎罪

[將功贖罪]

to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

huòshǒuzuìkuí

祸首罪魁

[禍首罪魁]

main offender, criminal ringleader (idiom); main culprit
fig. main cause of a disaster

fábùdāngzuì

罚不当罪

[罰不當罪]

disproportionate punishment
the punishment is harsher than the crime

tìzuìgāoyáng

替罪羔羊

[替罪羔羊]

scapegoat
sacrificial lamb
same as 替罪羊

fǎnrénlèizuì

反人类罪

[反人類罪]

crimes against humanity

wènzuìzhīshī

问罪之师

[問罪之師]

punitive force
a person setting out to deliver severe reproach

fànzuìtuánhuǒ

犯罪团伙

[犯罪團伙]

a criminal gang

diàomínfázuì

吊民伐罪

[弔民伐罪]

to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)

fǎnréndàozuìxíng

反人道罪行

[反人道罪行]

crime against humanity

jùzhòngyínluànzuì

聚众淫乱罪

[聚眾淫亂罪]

group licentiousness (offense punishable by up to five years in prison in the PRC)

guòshīzhìsǐzuì

过失致死罪

[過失致死罪]

(law) negligent homicide

xúnxìnzīshìzuì

寻衅滋事罪

[尋釁滋事罪]

disorderly behavior (PRC law)

diānfùguójiāzuì

颠覆国家罪

[顛覆國家罪]

crime of incitement to overthrow the state
abbr. for 煽動顛覆國家政權／煽动颠覆国家政权 (shāndòngdiānfùguójiāzhèngquán)

huāqiánzhǎozuìshòu

花钱找罪受

[花錢找罪受]

to spend money on sth that turns out to be unsatisfactory or even disastrous

gōnggòng'ānquánzuì

公共安全罪

[公共安全罪]

crime against public order

diānfùzhèngfǔzuì

颠覆政府罪

[顛覆政府罪]

crime of incitement to overthrow the state
abbr. for 煽動顛覆國家政權／煽动颠覆国家政权 (shāndòngdiānfùguójiāzhèngquán)

Shúzuìrìzhànzhēng

赎罪日战争

[贖罪日戰爭]

the Yom Kippur war of October 1973 between Israel and her Arab neighbors

jiāotōngzhàoshìzuì

交通肇事罪

[交通肇事罪]

culpable driving causing serious damage or injury

bùzhīzhěbùzuì

不知者不罪

[不知者不罪]

One who does not know is not guilty
If one does not know any better, one cannot be held responsible

dàxīngwènzuìzhīshī

大兴问罪之师

[大興問罪之師]

to launch a punitive campaign
to condemn scathingly

guójìzhànzhēngzuìfǎtíng

国际战争罪法庭

[國際戰爭罪法庭]

International war crimes tribunal

shāndòngdiānfùguójiāzuì

煽动颠覆国家罪

[煽動顛覆國家罪]

crime of conspiring to overthrow the state

sǐyàomiànzihuóshòuzuì

死要面子活受罪

[死要面子活受罪]

to go through hell for the sake of keeping up appearances (idiom)

yīnmóudiānfùzhèngfǔzuì

阴谋颠覆政府罪

[陰謀顛覆政府罪]

the crime of conspiracy to overthrow the government

fǎngémìngxuānchuánshāndòngzuì

反革命宣传煽动罪

[反革命宣傳煽動罪]

the crime of instigating counterrevolutionary propaganda

yùjiāzhīzuì,héhuànwúcí

欲加之罪，何患无辞

[欲加之罪，何患無辭]

If you want to condemn sb, don't worry about the pretext (idiom, from Zuozhuan 左傳／左传); one can always trump up a charge against sb
Give a dog a bad name, then hang him.

yánzhěwúzuì,wénzhězújiè

言者无罪，闻者足戒

[言者無罪，聞者足戒]

don't blame the speaker, take note of his warning (idiom); an exhortation to speak one's mind without fear of reprisals, and with the expectation of being taken seriously