To Commit A Crime
To Make A Mistake
transitive verb, godan verb
This word consists of kanji with hiragana attached. Because the hiragana ends with an う sound, you know this word is a verb. The kanji itself means crime and the verb vocab version can mean to commit a crime, to make a mistake, or to rape, depending on the context.
You go to commit a crime. How did it go, you think? Well, I thought it went okay (おか). Imagine yourself committing a crime and it going just okay. Not great, not bad... meh. Okay.
うわっ、はずかしい！こんな初歩的なミスを犯すとは！
Oops, embarrassing! I can't believe I made such a basic mistake!
きちんとプロトコルを作ってみんなで守らないと、AIが殺人を犯す時代がやってくるかもしれません。
Unless we create and adhere to protocols rigorously, the era of AI committing murder might be upon us.
「法の不知は許さず」とは、たとえ法を知らずにやってしまったことだとしても、罪を犯す意思がなかったとすることにはできないというものです。
"The ignorance of the law is no excuse" means that even if someone did something without knowing the law, it cannot be claimed that they had no intention to commit a crime.