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Definition of Idiomatic Expressions

What does poverty is not a crime mean?
Meaning of idioms with examples...
poverty is not a crime
(Also poverty is no sin)This expression is used to mean that it is not a crime to be poor and that we shouldn't condemn people for their poverty.
Example(s):
I don't know why the police are chasing those poor people out of town. Poverty is not a crime.
This idiom is in the crime category