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victimless crime
DEFINITIONS OF:
victimless crime
1
n
an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims
“he considers prostitution to be a
victimless crime
”
Type of:
crime
,
criminal offence
,
criminal offense
,
law-breaking
,
offence
,
offense
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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