单词 | crime baron |
释义 | > as lemmascrime baron a. General attributive, as crime baron, crime reduction, crime report, crime treatment, etc. ΚΠ 1857 R. Fletcher Eng. & her Colonies 107 Education, sex, origin..are all-important classifications in connection with crime treatment. 1882 Aberdeen Weekly Jrml. 10 June 5/4 It appears from crime reports..there had been a murder on the estate. 1888 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 26 Apr. 4/5 Crime in Ireland decreased from 2597..to 836 cases,..a crime reduction of 78 per cent. 1906 Daily Chron. 26 May 7/5 One of the most remarkable crime-mysteries which have occupied the attention of the London police for some years. 1928 Cent. Mag. May 117/1 They point to our slums, our hold-ups, our murders and general crime record. 1934 D. Thomas Let. 2 May (1987) 122 I want to read the crime page in the Telegraph. 1952 J. Lait & L. Mortimer U.S.A. Confidential i. iii. 13 A loosely organized group of interlocking enterprises which we shall call the Crime Cartel. 1988 J. Ellroy Big Nowhere vii. 75 One battered cabinet held the..West Hollywood crime reports, complaint reports, arrest reports and trouble call sheets. 2006 Daily Tel. 17 May 18/5 Diplomats and analysts say that large parts of the Bulgarian economy are controlled by crime-barons. < as lemmas |
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