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dark figures

dark figures is the plural of dark figure.

Meaning of dark figure

Noun

dark figure (plural dark figures)

  1. The estimated number of unreported criminal cases.
    • In exploring the dark figure of crime, the primary question is not how much of it becomes revealed but rather what will be the selective properties of any particular innovation for its illumination.1977, US Congressional House Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Suspension of the National Crime Survey, page 15

Questions about dark figures

What is dark figures the plural of?
Dark figures is the plural of dark figure.

Words near dark figures in the dictionary

  1. dark factory
  2. dark fantasy
  3. dark fiber
  4. dark fibre
  5. dark figure
  6. dark figures
  7. dark fleet
  8. dark fleets
  9. dark flight
  10. dark flights
  11. dark flow

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