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adjectivepostcrime (not comparable)
alternative post-crime
- not comparableAfter a crime.
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.
1995, Robert K. Ressler, Ann Wolbert Burgess, John E. Douglas, Sexual homicide: patterns and motives, page 65
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postcrime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcrime
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“postcrime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcrime. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postcrime,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postcrime.
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