English

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.

Noun
en-noun (the perpetrator, a white-collar criminal)

1. A non-violent crime, generally for personal gain and often involving money.

#* Fraud and embezzlement are examples of white-collar crime.

ru:white-collar crime

• 2006-11-18 00:19 - Pcu123456789 - /* Noun */ modified definition to be more specific

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