Victimless crime
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Victimless crime has the following applications:
- In common usage, victimless crime refers to behavior that is illegal but does not violate or threaten the rights of anyone, and may be associated with the implication that the behavior should therefore not be illegal.
- In criminology victimless crime is now termed public order crime.
- In the law, case law has developed to discuss what used to be termed victimless crime: see Public order crime case law in the United States
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