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white-collar crime
noun
(the perpetrator, a
white-collar criminal
)
A non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money.
Fraud and embezzlement are examples of .
Etymology:
From the color of dress shirts worn by professional and clerical workers, as opposed to the rugged denim and chambray shirts normally worn by manual workers.
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