kejahatan kerah putih

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kejahatan (“crime”) +‎ kerah putih (“white-collar”), calque of English white-collar crime.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.d͡ʒa.ˈhat.an kə.ˈrah ˈpu.tɪh/

Noun

kejahatan kerah putih

1. (law enforcement) white-collar crime

Synonyms

• jenayah kolar putih (Standard Malay)
• kejahatan kelas atas

Further reading

• “kejahatan kerah putih” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.