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ˈvictimless, a. orig. and chiefly U.S.
[f. victim n. + -less.]
Applied to a crime in which there is no injured party. Hence occas. transf. of the offender.
1965E. M. Schor 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. 1971Wall 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. 1976Australasian Express 1 Oct. 4/3 Prostitutes are to be given a say in possible changes to laws covering victimless crimes in N.S.W. 1982Times 1 Sept. 3/2 A large amount of victimless, but technical crime. 1983Sunday 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. |