This essay paper focuses on the competing definition of Crime that demonstrates the static nature of Crime as the nature of crime changes as per time and the places. This paper establishes some of the complex interrelationships around which the Crime is constructed. Definitions of Crime The Oxford English Dictionary defines Crime as" an act punishable by law or an act that is injurious to public welfare" ("The meaning of crime: View as single page", 2020). This definition also put forward a lot of questions that include all the acts to be covered in law prove to be injurious to public welfare. On the other hand, the definition demonstrates the two different ways of thinking about Crime.