e-crime

English

Etymology

From e- +‎ crime.

Noun

e-crime (countable and uncountable, plural e-crimes)

1. Cybercrime.
   • 2007, Jay D. White, Managing information in the public sector:

     When asked what e-crimes were committed against their organizations in 2004, respondents cited virus or other malicious code as most prevalent (82%)...

   • 2009, Lord Carter, Digital Britain: final report:

     The National Hi Tech Computer Crime Unit was established as a specialist e-crime unit and was folded into the Serious and Organised Crime Agency in 2006.

Translations

cybercrime — see cybercrime

Anagrams

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