expression, godan verb (-bu)
commit a crime; resort to crime
A formal or written expression meaning to go so far as to commit a crime, often implying a serious step or last resort.
借金に追われて、ついに犯罪に及んだ。
Pressed by debt, he finally resorted to crime.
彼は金に困って犯
Strapped for money, he committed a crime.