victimless
adjective
vic·tim·less
ˈvik-təm-ləs 
: having no victim : not of a nature that may produce a complainant
a victimless crime
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Bart Layton made his feature debut in 2018 with American Animals, a great hybrid true-crime story that used doc techniques to tell the story of a supposedly victimless art heist that went terribly wrong.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
It was meant to be victimless, according to Darren, but people died in the process, nevermind the trauma inflicted on countless people.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Nonviolent individuals are locked in cages for victimless crimes.
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Damon Wise, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
It was meant to be victimless, according to Darren, but people died in the process, nevermind the trauma inflicted on countless people.
—Barry Levitt, Time, 21 Jan. 2026
Nonviolent individuals are locked in cages for victimless crimes.
—Mimi Robson, Oc Register, 2 July 2025
Being open about body modification makes total sense to me in this day and age… (But) beauty imperatives aren’t victimless.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
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“Victimless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/victimless. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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