white-collar crime
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of white-collar crime
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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He joined the Journal in mid-2023 from Reuters, where he worked as an investigative reporter focused on white-collar crime and as a correspondent in Venezuela and Spain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
McIver’s prosecution marks a rare occasion where a lawmaker faces charges for something other than a white-collar crime like fraud or bribery.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
Do you think Tim would feel this doomed about his involvement in a white-collar crime in 2025?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2025
The prison term was slightly shorter than the 21-year prison sentence sought by prosecutors, but is still unusually long for a white-collar crime.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
It might seem ludicrous to address as large and intractable a problem as white-collar crime through the life of a bagel man.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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