Corporate crime

Japanese: 企業犯罪 - きぎょうはんざい

Actions that a corporation or individual attempts to obtain economic benefits by misusing or abusing the freedom of business activities and economic transactions, causing undue damage to the interests of ordinary citizens, such as workers, consumers, and general investors, and to the interests of society as a whole. Examples include dishonest acts related to the purchase, production, and sale of goods (fraud, false advertising, unscrupulous business practices, etc.), crimes related to the business activities of managers and employees (bribery and embezzlement), window dressing, tax evasion, violations of the Antimonopoly Act, bribery, collusion, unfair labor practices, etc. Environmental crimes such as pollution are also included. →Corporate crimes

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Japanese:

企業活動や経済取引の自由を悪用ないし濫用して，労働者・消費者・大衆投資家など一般市民や社会全体の利益に不当な損害を加え，法人ないし個人が経済的利益を得ようとする行為。例えば，商品の購買・生産・販売をめぐる不正な行為（詐欺や虚偽広告，悪徳商法など），経営者・役職員の企業活動に関わる犯罪（背任罪・横領罪），粉飾決算，脱税，独占禁止法違反，贈収賄，談合，不当労働行為等。公害などの環境犯罪も含まれる。→法人犯罪

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