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noun
A crime or other illicit action committed by or with the assistance of someone either having a relationship with a victim or entrusted with access to the victim's affairs and premises.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
Topics: criminology, human-sciences, law, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: outside job
noun
some transgression committed with the assistance of someone trusted by the victim
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transgression, evildoing
History
First attested in 1908. See cite below.
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
