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Record 1 2020-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
CONT

Money laundering itself cannot occur in a vacuum—it always involves the commission of a crime ... which is called a predicate offence.

OBS

predicate: Of, relating to, or designating a crime that influences the sentencing, prosecution, etc., of a subsequent offence ...

Key term(s)
  • predicate offense
  • underlying offense

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
CONT

Le blanchiment d'argent comme tel ne se produit pas en vase clos – il est toujours précédé d'un crime [...] que l'on appelle infraction sous-jacente.

Spanish

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