Vice Crime (Noun)
Meaning
A vice that is illegal.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The detective was tasked with reducing vice-crime in the city's red-light district.
- Prostitution is just one example of a vice-crime that is widely considered to be a victimless crime.
- Public concern over gambling as a vice-crime has led to renewed calls for increased regulation.
- Many consider vice-crime, such as the possession of recreational drugs, to be a moral issue rather than a criminal one.
- Organized crime often profits from vice-crime, using it to fund larger operations.