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victimless crime vs criminal offense

criminal offense vs victimless crime

victimless crime and criminal offense both are nouns.

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

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