Battery, e.g. (5)

I believe the answer is:

crime

(Other definitions for crime that I've seen before include "Dangerous driving perhaps" , "wrong-doing" , "An act punishable by law" , "Unlawful act" , "Illegal act" .)

I've seen this clue in the King Feature Syndicate and The Wall Street Journal.

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