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Crimes What is the difference between "crime of opportunity" and "crime of convenience"? and what other crime categories exist (like crime of passion and so on)?
Oct 9, 2015 1:35 PM
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These terms are not standard expressions in everyday English. They may be categories used by police or criminologists in certain places - I am just speculating. The meaning of "crime of opportunity" would be obvious because we call criminals like pickpockets "opportunists" - they just spontaneously take opportunities to commit a crime. (There is "moment of opportunity") I've never heard of "crime of convenience". It sounds like the same as "crime of opportunity." (There is "marriage of convenience" but this is not a crime!) "crime of passion" is well known as a set phrase. I can't think of other examples of "crime of sth".
October 9, 2015
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