crime, white-collar — See white collar crime … Dictionary of sociology
white-collar crime — ➔ crime * * * white collar crime UK US noun [C or U] LAW, WORKPLACE ► crime in which an office worker or someone in business illegally takes money from their employer or the people they deal with in their business: »A state employee was charged… … Financial and business terms
White-collar worker — The term white collar worker refers to a salaried professional who performs semi professional office, administrative, and sales coordination tasks, as opposed to a blue collar worker, whose job requires manual labor. White collar work is an… … Wikipedia
white-collar crime — white collar criminal. any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations. [1945 50] * * * Introduction crime committed by persons who,… … Universalium
white-collar crime — white collar criminal. any of various crimes, as embezzlement, fraud, or stealing office equipment, committed by business or professional people while working at their occupations. [1945 50] * * * white collar crime noun Crimes entailing… … Useful english dictionary
white-collar crime — A variety of nonviolent financial crimes, generally committed by businesspeople or public officials,involving commercial fraud, consumer fraud, swindles, insider trading on the stock market, embezzlement, bribery, or other dishonest schemes.… … Law dictionary
White Collar — Título White Collar Ladrón de guante blanco (España) Estafa y crimen (México) Género Comedia Crimen Drama Misterio Creado por Jeff Eastin Reparto Matt Bomer Tim DeKay Willie Garson Tiffani Thiessen … Wikipedia Español
White-Collar-Kriminalität — White|col|lar|kri|mi|na|li|tät auch: White Col|lar Kri|mi| … Universal-Lexikon
white-collar — adj 1.) [only before noun] white collar workers have jobs in offices, banks etc rather than jobs working in factories, building things etc →↑blue collar, pink collar ↑pink collar ▪ white collar jobs 2.) white collar crime crimes involving white… … Dictionary of contemporary English
white-collar criminal — white collar crime, a crime associated with white collar workers, such as embezzlement or fraud, or engaging in tax evasion, bribery, patent infringement, misrepresentation in advertising, and the like. –white collar criminal … Useful english dictionary