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noun
An act that is prohibited by law, yet which neither directly harms nor violates the rights of any specific person, although some people may claim it harms society as a whole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
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