| 词汇 | crime-wave |
| 释义 | crime wave noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈkraɪm ˌweɪv/ us /ˈkraɪm ˌweɪv/ a sudden increase in the number of crimes犯罪率激增 Crime - general words accuse someone of a crime anti-crime anti-fraud anti-narcotics arrestable caper delinquency delinquently driving under the influence DUI felonious illegality non-crime offence on all counts outrage petty crime white-collar crime wrongdoing zero tolerance Yet there are people who still maintain that the crime wave is on the wane. Examples of crime wavecrime wave Their priority was not to protect local communities from either the occupying forces or the post-war crimewave fed by hyperinflation and generalised penury. Perhaps reflecting the deleterious effects of the crimewave, the image of the judiciary did not improve in the years immediately following the war. Indeed, the transaction costs of demilitarisation heightened the post-war crimewave. Viewed in this way, the truism that a crimewave was the cause of legislative activism on penal reform becomes problematic. Critics used the new laws as a convenient scapegoat and a distraction from the inadequacies of the criminal justice system and other factors in the crimewave. Throughout the 1870s, the condition of the kingdom deteriorated, as food shortages and inflation incited popular revolts and a crimewave of dacoity which the authorities proved powerless to quell. While they take such perceptions seriously, their prime concern is not with the much-touted crime wave, but rather with strengthening the rule of law (p. 3). Was not this rather an odd operation at a time when the police are facing a mounting crimewave? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the physical facts of the present situation, as a result of this same crimewave, make lamentable reading. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he realise that we are in the middle of the greatest crimewave of the century? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All those matters would not dramatically reduce the crimewave, but they would enhance the vital links between the police and the public. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While the shortage of police is not the cause of the crimewave, it is a great obstacle to dealing with it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not responsible for the crimewave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We know only too well of the crimewave in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I want to deal with this extraordinary business about the crimewave. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of crime wave These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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