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crime tourism

crime tourism noun: a form of organized crime in which a group of criminals arrive in a foreign country in the guise of tourists in order to target wealthy households before returning to their country of origin.

Noun

crime tourism (uncountable)

  1. A form of organized crime in which a group of criminals arrive in a foreign country in the guise of tourists in order to target wealthy households before returning to their country of origin.

Questions about crime tourism

What does crime tourism mean?
Crime tourism means a form of organized crime in which a group of criminals arrive in a foreign country in the guise of tourists in order to target wealthy households before returning to their country of origin.
What part of speech is crime tourism?
Crime tourism is a noun.

Words near crime tourism in the dictionary

  1. crime science
  2. crime scientist
  3. crime scientists
  4. crime sheet
  5. crime sheets
  6. crime tourism
  7. crime wave
  8. crime waves
  9. crime-buster
  10. crime-busters
  11. crime-fighter

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