white-collar
51white-collar crime — /waɪt kɒlə ˈkraɪm/ (say wuyt koluh kruym) noun crime such as tax evasion, embezzlement, etc., committed by people in administrative, professional, or clerical positions, who take advantage of their knowledge or position: *Pouring police resources …
52white-collar crime — Crimes committed by professional workers. ► “According to a recent Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) report, the idea that computers armed with artificial intelligence (AI) can curb the money laundering that accompanies drug trafficking,… …
53white-collar union — /waɪt ˌkɒlə ju:nj:ən/ noun a trade union formed of white collar workers …
54white collar crimes — Term signifying various types of unlawful, nonviolent conduct committed by corporations and individuals including theft or fraud and other violations of trust committed in the course of the offender s occupation (e.g., embezzlement, commercial… …
55white-collar — adjective Date: 1920 of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare blue collar …
56white-collar — /ˈwaɪt kɒlə / (say wuyt koluh) adjective belonging or relating to non manual workers, as those in professional and clerical work, who traditionally wore a suit, white shirt and tie. {US English (1930s) …
57List of White Collar episodes — White Collar is a crime/mystery television series that premiered on October 23, 2009, on the USA Network. The series stars Matt Bomer as Neal Caffrey, a former con man, forger and thief, and Tim DeKay as FBI agent Peter Burke. The pair form an… …
58white-collar worker — Any non manual office worker, including clerical, administrative, managerial, and professional personnel. Compare blue collar worker …
59white-collar crime — The term for crimes that involve commercial fraud, swindles, insider trading on the stock market and other dishonest business practices, such as are committed by business executives rather than by blue collar workers …
60white-collar — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. executive, professional, business; see administrative …
