Word info

white-collar crime

Noun

Meaning

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

Non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money. [from 1939]
Fraud and embezzlement are examples of white-collar crime.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

white collar crime

Examples

White-collar crime gets more outrageous by the second in America. Sara Paretsky

My father used to always say to me that, you know, if a guy goes out to steal a loaf of bread to feed his family, they'll give him 10 years, but a guy can do white-collar crime and steal the money of thousands and he'll get probation and a slap on the wrist. Jesse Ventura

White-collar crime has been marketed - billions of dollars have been put in to have us be bored by it. Adam McKay

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