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victimless crime

vic·tim crime
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vik-tim krahym]
    • /ˈvɪk tɪm kraɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vik-tim krahym]
    • /ˈvɪk tɪm kraɪm/

Definitions of victimless crime words

  • noun victimless crime a legal offense, as prostitution or gambling, to which all participating parties have consented. 1
  • noun victimless crime a type of crime, such as insurance fraud, regarded by some people as being excusable because the victim is the state or an organization, rather than an individual 0
  • noun victimless crime a statutory crime, such as prostitution or gambling, regarded as having no clearly identifiable victim 0

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Origin of victimless crime

First appearance:

before 1960
One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65

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Parts of speech for Victimless crime

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

victimless crime popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

victimless crime usage trend in Literature

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