intellectual crime; white-collar crime
Refers to crimes that rely on intelligence, planning, or specialized knowledge rather than violence, such as fraud, embezzlement, or cybercrime.
Investigating intellectual crimes requires specialized knowledge.
White-collar crimes include fraud and embezzlement.
intellectual criminal; smart criminal
Refers to a person who commits crimes using intelligence and cunning rather than force; often used in contrast to violent offenders.
He is known as an intellectual criminal.
Intellectual criminals differ from violent criminals in their methods.
Compound of 知能 (intelligence) and 犯 (crime/criminal). The term likely emerged in modern Japanese to categorize non-violent, intelligence-based offenses.