Complete Definition of "victimless crime"

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Noun
en-noun|sg=victimless crime

  1. crime An act or behavior which is prohibited by law, yet which neither directly harms nor violates the rights of any specific person, although some people may claim it harms society as a whole. This concept typically applies to adults.

Related terms
consensual crime
malum prohibitum

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