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cybercrime
noun [U] /ˈsaɪ.bə.kraɪm/
/-bɚ-/ Definition
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Synonyms and related words:
- blackmail noun
- buy sb off phrasal verb
- cook the books idiom
- corrupt adjective (BAD)
- corrupt verb (MAKE BAD)
- corruption noun (BAD BEHAVIOUR)
- defraud verb
- embezzle verb
- get at sb phrasal verb (INFLUENCE)
- imposture noun
- launder verb (MONEY)
- malfeasance noun
- malpractice noun
- match-fixing noun
- nobble verb (PERSUADE)
- rort noun
- shell noun (COMPANY)
- siphon sth off phrasal verb
- swindle verb
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