- copycat crime
- s.crimen que trata de emular a otros.
Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español. 2014.
Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español. 2014.
Copycat crime — A copycat crime is a criminal act that is modelled or inspired by a previous crime that has been reported in the media or described in fiction. Contents 1 Copycat effect 2 Causation 3 Statistics 4 See also … Wikipedia
Copycat crimes — are criminal acts that are modeled on previous crimes that have been reported in the media. Research on etiology of copycat crimes It has been shown that most of the persons who do mimic crimes seen in the media (especially news and crime movies) … Wikipedia
Copycat — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Un copycat est une personne agissant de manière similaire à une action lue dans les médias. Il peut s agir de tuer suivant le modus operandi d un serial… … Wikipédia en Français
copycat — cop|y|cat1 [ˈkɔpikæt US ˈka: ] n informal someone who copies other people s clothes, behaviour, work etc used by children to show disapproval copycat 2 copycat2 adj copycat crime/attack etc a crime, attack etc which is similar to a famous crime… … Dictionary of contemporary English
copycat — noun (C) 1 informal a word used by children to criticize someone who copies other people s clothes, behaviour, work etc 2 copycat crime/killing etc a crime, murder etc which is similar to a famous crime that another person has done … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
copycat — [[t]kɒ̱pikæt[/t]] copycats also copy cat 1) ADJ: ADJ n A copycat crime is committed by someone who is copying someone else. ...a series of copycat attacks by hooligan gangs. 2) N COUNT (disapproval) If you call someone a copycat, you are accusing … English dictionary
copycat — cop•y•cat [[t]ˈkɒp iˌkæt[/t]] n. adj. v. cat•ted, cat•ting 1) a person or thing that imitates another persistently or exactly 2) cvb imitating or repeating a well known occurrence: a copycat crime[/ex] 3) to imitate; mimic; reproduce Also, cop′y… … From formal English to slang
Copycat (film) — Copycat Theatrical release poster Directed by Jon Amiel Produced by A … Wikipedia
Copycat effect — may refer to: Copycat crimes crimes inspired by or replicating another crime Copycat suicide suicide inspired by or replicating another s suicide This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
copycat — ► NOUN informal 1) a person who copies another. 2) (before another noun ) denoting an action, especially a crime, carried out in imitation of another: copycat attacks … English terms dictionary
crime — noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), awful, bloody, brutal, despicable, dreadful (esp. BrE), grave, great, heinous, horr … Collocations dictionary