victimlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈvɪktᵻmlᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈvɪktᵻmlᵻs/

Etymology: < victim n. + -less suffix.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

Applied to a crime in which there is no injured party. Hence occasionally transferred of the offender.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > types of crime generally

statutory1678

aggravated1726

incestuous1744

first degree1851

thrill hold-up1928

white-collar crime1964

arrestable1965

victimless1965

society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > other types of criminal

unpalled1819

strong arm1886

recidivistic1890

white-collar crime1940

victimless1965

1965 E. M. Schur Crimes without Victims 171 A comparison of the three situations analyzed in this book may provide some hints as to the factors determining the expansion of deviance in the victimless crime sphere.

1971 Wall St. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 1/1 We have to find ways to clear the courts of the endless stream of ‘victimless crimes’... There are more important matters..than minor traffic offenses, loitering and drunkenness.

1976 Australasian Express 1 Oct. 4/3 Prostitutes are to be given a say in possible changes to laws covering victimless crimes in N.S.W.

1982 Times 1 Sept. 3/2 A large amount of victimless, but technical crime.

1983 Sunday Tel. 3 July 10/3 If we sent fewer trivial victimless offenders to prison, the numbers in custody could very easily be halved without detriment to public safety.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	victimless
释义	victimlessadj. Brit. /ˈvɪktᵻmlᵻs/, U.S. /ˈvɪktᵻmlᵻs/ Etymology: < victim n. + -less suffix. Originally and chiefly U.S. Applied to a crime in which there is no injured party. Hence occasionally transferred of the offender. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > types of crime generally statutory1678 aggravated1726 incestuous1744 first degree1851 thrill hold-up1928 white-collar crime1964 arrestable1965 victimless1965 society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adjective] > other types of criminal unpalled1819 strong arm1886 recidivistic1890 white-collar crime1940 victimless1965 1965 E. M. Schur Crimes without Victims 171 A comparison of the three situations analyzed in this book may provide some hints as to the factors determining the expansion of deviance in the victimless crime sphere. 1971 Wall St. Jrnl. 29 Mar. 1/1 We have to find ways to clear the courts of the endless stream of ‘victimless crimes’... There are more important matters..than minor traffic offenses, loitering and drunkenness. 1976 Australasian Express 1 Oct. 4/3 Prostitutes are to be given a say in possible changes to laws covering victimless crimes in N.S.W. 1982 Times 1 Sept. 3/2 A large amount of victimless, but technical crime. 1983 Sunday Tel. 3 July 10/3 If we sent fewer trivial victimless offenders to prison, the numbers in custody could very easily be halved without detriment to public safety. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1965
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