"crimmigrant" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crimmigrants [plural]
Etymology: Blend of criminal + immigrant Etymology templates: {{blend|en|criminal|immigrant}} Blend of criminal + immigrant Head templates: {{en-noun}} crimmigrant (plural crimmigrants)
  1. (slang, derogatory) Someone who immigrates illegally. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms: illegal immigrant, illegal [offensive] Related terms: crimmigration, deportable, inadmissible
    Sense id: en-crimmigrant-en-noun-YrwVv8~L Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2012, Maria João Guia, “Crimmigration, securitisation and the criminal law of the crimmigrant”, in Social Control and Justice",
          "text": "This Criminal Law of the Crimmigrant may already be taking root in the crim-migration enforcement as criminal law becomes strongly imbued with strict irregular immigration control measures, and the reinforcement of securitisa-tion measures, which have recently been adopted to allow an increase in penal-ties for immigrant-related behaviour, serve as crime prevention mechanisms.",
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