VICTIMLESS CRIME

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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)

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