"white-collar crime" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: white-collar crimes [plural]
Etymology: Introduced by American sociologist Edwin Sutherland. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} white-collar crime (countable and uncountable, plural white-collar crimes)
  1. Non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money. Wikipedia link: Edwin Sutherland Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Crime Related terms: white-collar criminal Translations (non-violent crime): delicte de guant blanc [masculine] (Catalan), 白領犯罪 (Chinese Mandarin), 白领犯罪 (báilǐng fànzuì) (Chinese Mandarin), witteboordencriminaliteit [feminine] (Dutch), valkokaulusrikollisuus (Finnish), délinquance en col blanc [feminine] (French), kejahatan kelas atas (Indonesian), kejahatan kerah putih (Indonesian), coireacht an bhóna bháin [feminine] (Irish), criminalità dei colletti bianchi (Italian), reati dei colletti bianchi (Italian), jenayah kolar putih (Malay), crime do colarinho branco [masculine] (Portuguese), criminalidad de cuello blanco [feminine] (Spanish)

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