To commit a crime or sin; to carry out an act that is illegal or morally wrong.
彼は窃盗の罪を犯したとして逮捕された。
He was arrested for committing the crime of theft.
戦時中に多くの者が罪を犯したと歴史家は指摘する。
Historians point out that many committed wrongs during the war.
罪を犯せば相応の罰を受けるべきだ。
Those who commit crimes should receive appropriate punishment.