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victimless crime vs crime

crime vs victimless crime

victimless crime and crime both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
victimless crime Yes No No No
crime Yes No No No
As nouns, crime is a hypernym of victimless crime; that is, crime is a word with a broader meaning than victimless crime:
  • victimless crime: an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims
  • crime: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of victimless crime include criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking.
victimless crime (noun) crime (noun)
an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
Difference between victimless crime and crime

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