模も倣ほう犯はん

noun

copycat criminal; copycat crime

Refers to a person who imitates a widely reported crime, or the crime itself. Often used in news and criminology contexts.

• 警けい察さつは模も倣ほう犯はんの出しゅつ現げんを警けい戒かいしている。

  The police are on alert for the emergence of copycat criminals.

• あの事じ件けんの後あと、模も倣ほう犯はんによる同どう様ようの犯はん罪ざいが増ふえた。

  After that incident, similar crimes by copycats increased.