white-collar crime
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Introduced by American sociologist Edwin Sutherland.
Noun[edit]
white-collar crime (countable and uncountable, plural white-collar crimes)
- Non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money. [from 1939]
- Fraud and embezzlement are examples of white-collar crime.
Translations[edit]
non-violent crime
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