white-collar crime
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of white-collar crime
First recorded in 1945–50
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Richard joined Dow Jones from MLex, a LexisNexis publication, where he covered white-collar crime and antitrust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
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
And while most experts think a prison sentence is unlikely, the judge in the case, Juan M. Merchan, has made it known that he takes white-collar crime seriously.
From New York Times ● May 30, 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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