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white-collar crimes

white-collar crimes is the plural of white-collar crime.

Meaning of white-collar crime

Noun

white-collar crime (countable and uncountable, plural white-collar crimes)

  1. Non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money.
    • Fraud and embezzlement are examples of white-collar crime.

Questions about white-collar crimes

What is white-collar crimes the plural of?
White-collar crimes is the plural of white-collar crime.

Words near white-collar crimes in the dictionary

  1. white-coater
  2. white-coaters
  3. white-collar
  4. white-collar boxing
  5. white-collar crime
  6. white-collar crimes
  7. white-collar criminal
  8. white-collar criminals
  9. white-collar work
  10. white-collar worker
  11. white-collar workers

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