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victimless — (adj.) 1965, from VICTIM (Cf. victim) + LESS (Cf. less) … Etymology dictionary
victimless — [[t]vɪ̱ktɪmləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A victimless crime is a crime which is considered to be less serious than other crimes because nobody suffers directly as a result of it. [JOURNALISM] ...the so called victimless crime of prostitution … English dictionary
victimless — adjective Date: 1965 having no victim ; not of a nature that may produce a complainant < a victimless crime > … New Collegiate Dictionary
victimless — adjective Without a victim. He said that prostitution, drug trafficking, and gambling were victimless crimes … Wiktionary
victimless — vic|tim|less [ vıktımləs ] adjective a victimless crime is one that does not seem to cause obvious harm to other people … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
victimless — UK [ˈvɪktɪmləs] / US adjective a victimless crime is one that does not seem to cause obvious harm to other people … English dictionary
victimless — ˈviktə̇mlə̇s adjective : having no victim victimless crimes … Useful english dictionary
victimless crimes — Crime where there is no apparent victim and no apparent pain or injury. This class of crime usually involves only consenting adults in activities such as prostitution, sodomy, and gambling where the acts are not public, no one is harmed, and no… … Law dictionary
victimless crime — ☆ victimless crime [vik′təm lis ] n. a statutory crime, such as prostitution or gambling, regarded as having no clearly identifiable victim … English World dictionary
Victimless crime — A victimless crime is a term used to refer to actions that have been ruled illegal but do not directly violate or threaten the rights of another individual. It often involves consensual acts in which two or more persons agree to commit a criminal … Wikipedia
