Postcrime

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    After a crime. not-comparable

    "These men may seek out television, radio, and newspaper reports of the crime, they may save newspaper clippings, and they may even keep a written diary about the postcrime events."

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"These men may seek out television, radio, and newspaper reports of the crime, they may save newspaper clippings, and they may even keep a written diary about the postcrime events."

Etymology

From post- + crime.

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