Victimless crime (original) (raw)
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims
Example:
he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("victimless crime" is a kind of...):
crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)