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e-crime

British

noun

criminal activity that involves the use of computers or networks such as the internet

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Etymology

Origin of e-crime

C20: _e- ² + _crime

Example Sentences

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Regional resources include major investigation teams, e-crime, serious and organised crime, armed policing, dogs, and trunk roads policing.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2014

Scotland Yard said its e-crime unit was looking into the claims, three of which involve incidents outside London.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2013

Stuart Hyde, the chief constable of Cumbria Constabulary and lead on e-crime for the Association of Chief Police Officers, said there police conducted inquiries into messages on Facebook on 14,000 occasions last year.

From The Guardian • Aug. 2, 2012

By the end of Friday, detectives from the FBI’s e-crime division had read the article and contacted Barr asking if he wouldn’t mind sharing his information.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2012

As media attention mounted, Ryan Cleary, an Essex-based 19-year-old suspected of affiliation to LulzSec, was arrested in a joint UK-US "e-crime" investigation.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2011

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