insider crime

insider crime
insider crime,
a crime committed by members or trusted associates of an organization or group: »

the growing problem of insider crime [where] recent thefts…have turned out to be the work of trusted staff members... (New York Times).


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  • insider — in·sid·er n: a person who is in a position of power or has access to confidential information: as a: one (as an officer, director, employee, relative, or owner of more than 10% of the corporation s stock) who is in a position to have special… …   Law dictionary

  • Insider trading — is the trading of a corporation s stock or other securities (e.g. bonds or stock options) by individuals with potential access to non public information about the company. In most countries, trading by corporate insiders such as officers, key… …   Wikipedia

  • insider dealing — or insider trading noun The criminal offence of using information not publicly available to deal on the Stock Exchange • • • Main Entry: ↑inside * * * insider dealing UK US noun [uncountable] the crime of buying or selling shares in a company… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Crime science — is the study of crime in order to find ways to prevent it. Three features distinguish crime science from criminology: it is single minded about cutting crime, rather than studying it for its own sake; accordingly it focuses on crime rather than… …   Wikipedia

  • crime — [kraɪm] noun LAW 1. [countable] a dishonest or immoral action that can be punished by law: • Insider trading is a crime here and in the U.S. 2. [uncountable] illegal activities in general: • We moved here ten years ago because there was very… …   Financial and business terms

  • insider dealing — UK / US or insider trading UK / US noun [uncountable] the crime of buying or selling shares in a company using information that is available only to people working within that company …   English dictionary

  • insider trading — insider dealing UK / US or insider trading UK / US noun [uncountable] the crime of buying or selling shares in a company using information that is available only to people working within that company …   English dictionary

  • crime — noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), awful, bloody, brutal, despicable, dreadful (esp. BrE), grave, great, heinous, horr …   Collocations dictionary

  • Insider Trading Act of 1988 — An act enabled in 1988 to increase the liability penalties to all involved parties to insider trading. This act was established due to the increase in high profile insider trading cases, as well as the increase in monetary values of the trades.… …   Investment dictionary

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