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victimless crime vs criminal offence

criminal offence vs victimless crime

victimless crime and criminal offence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
victimless crime Yes No No No
criminal offence Yes No No No
As nouns, criminal offence is a hypernym of victimless crime; that is, criminal offence 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
  • criminal offence: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of victimless crime include crime, criminal offense, law-breaking.
victimless crime (noun) criminal offence (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
Difference between victimless crime and criminal offence

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