"e-crime" meaning in English

See e-crime in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: e-crimes [plural]
Etymology: From e- + crime. Etymology templates: {{pre|en|e|crime|id1=digital}} e- + crime Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} e-crime (countable and uncountable, plural e-crimes)
  1. Cybercrime. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crime, Internet

Inflected forms

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