white-collar crime
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˌwaɪt.kɒl.ə ˈkraɪm/ us/ˌwaɪt.kɑː.lɚ ˈkraɪm/
白领犯罪（专业人员利用职务便利进行的犯罪）
crime or a single crime that is committed by a person who works in an office or a similar place, usually by a professional person (= a person who has the type of job that involves a high level of education and training) in connection with their work
There have been continued increases in white-collar crime, violent crime, organized crime, and fraud. 白领犯罪、暴力犯罪、有组织犯罪和欺诈案件持续增加。
White-collar crimes today include anti-trust violations, bank fraud, insider stock trades, health care fraud, public corruption and property and mortgage scams. 现今的白领犯罪包括违反反垄断法、银行交易欺诈、内幕股票交易、医疗保健欺诈、公权腐败以及财产和抵押贷款诈骗。
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- The division also handled bank robbery, white-collar crime, and organized crime investigations.
- They investigated everything from mortgage fraud and other white-collar crimes to drug trafficking and child pornography.
- He defined a white-collar crime as one "committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation".