单词 | crime figure |
释义 | > as lemmascrime figure crime figure n. (a) (in plural) statistics concerning crime, esp. the incidence, type, etc., of criminal activity in a particular area; (b) a (well-known) criminal. ΚΠ 1879 Congregationalist (Boston, Mass.) 26 Feb. 3/1 Crime figures in the London Times run thus: in 1870 the average prison population was 19,830;..in 1877, 20,361. 1934 Chicago Sunday Tribune 16 Dec. 7/1 (headline) Rabbit Connell, notorious crime figure, is slain. 1996 Independent 13 Jan. 15/1 The one positive thing that has come out of this for our friends across the Atlantic is that the crime figures have plummeted to zilch. 2005 J. Nickell Secrets of Sideshows iv. 113 The jewels were destined for Chinatown's Wing To, an elderly crime figure who would fence them. < as lemmas |
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