white-collar crime
noun[CorU]
uk/ˌwaɪt.kɒl.ə ˈkraɪm/us/ˌwaɪt.kɑː.lɚ ˈkraɪm/crimeor asinglecrimethat iscommittedby apersonwhoworksin anofficeor asimilarplace, usually by aprofessionalperson(= apersonwho has thetypeofjobthatinvolvesa highlevelofeducationandtraining)inconnectionwiththeirwork:
白领犯罪（专业人员利用职务便利进行的犯罪）There have beencontinuedincreasesinwhite-collarcrime,violentcrime,organizedcrime, andfraud.白领犯罪、暴力犯罪、有组织犯罪和欺诈案件持续增加。
White-collarcrimestodayincludeanti-trustviolations,bankfraud,insiderstocktrades,healthcarefraud,publiccorruptionandpropertyandmortgagescams.现今的白领犯罪包括违反反垄断法、银行交易欺诈、内幕股票交易、医疗保健欺诈、公权腐败以及财产和抵押贷款诈骗。
- Thedivisionalsohandledbankrobbery,white-collarcrime, andorganizedcrimeinvestigations.
- Theyinvestigatedeverything frommortgagefraudand otherwhite-collarcrimestodrugtraffickingandchildpornography.
- Hedefinedawhite-collarcrimeas one "committedby apersonofrespectabilityand highsocialstatusin thecourseof hisoccupation".
Crime - general words
- anti-crime
- anti-fraud
- anti-narcotics
- arrestable
- caper
- carrying-on
- delinquency
- delinquent
- driving under the influence
- DUI
- felony
- first-degree
- foul play
- petty crime
- protection racket
- racket
- rap sheet
- second-degree
- sex crime
- speeding