a type of crime, such as insurance fraud, regarded by some people as being excusable because the victim is the state or an organization, rather than an individual
victimless crime in American English
(ˈvɪktəmlɪs)
US
a statutory crime, such as prostitution or gambling, regarded as having no clearly identifiable victim
Examples of 'victimless crime' in a sentence
victimless crime
The pair of them were committing the classic victimless crime.