white collar crime
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwhite,collarandcrime
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white
adjective
uk/waɪt/us/waɪt/
of a colour like that of snow, milk, ...
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collar
noun[C]
uk/ˈkɒl.ər/us/ˈkɑː.lɚ/
the part around the neck of a piece of clothing, usually sewn on and sometimes made of ...
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crime
noun
uk/kraɪm/us/kraɪm/
illegal ...
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(Definition ofwhite,collarandcrimefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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More and more money is made from international and commercial whitecollarcrime.
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I am also concerned that there was little reference in the commissioner's report to fraud and whitecollarcrime.
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And who knows what proportion of the perpetrators of whitecollarcrimeare punished?
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These were early manifestations of the anxiety over whitecollarcrime.
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Their policies are leading to violent crime, burglaries, generally loutish behaviour and to the whitecollarcrimethat is taking place on the stock exchange.
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In other countries, whitecollarcrimeis often combated by large fines combined with litter collection or other uncongenial and embarrassing tasks.
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Is not that a clear sign that people who commit serious whitecollarcrimewill be treated in exactly the same way as a burglar or a shoplifter?
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One is driven to conclude that whitecollarcrimeand fiddling income tax do not attract the same opprobrium as other breaches of law and order.
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I make those suggestions tentatively, and they are not intended as a panacea for the ills of our criminal justice system in relation to whitecollarcrime.
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Whitecollarcrimeis just as reprehensible as bluecollarcrimeand must be punished accordingly.
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