money laundering

• Processus de dissimulation de l'origine de fonds obtenus illégalement, généralement en les faisant passer par une série complexe de transferts bancaires ou d'opérations commerciales afin qu'ils paraissent provenir d'une source légitime.

The process of concealing the origins of illegally obtained money, typically by passing it through a complex sequence of banking transfers or commercial transactions, so that it appears to come from a legitimate source.

1. Illegal financial processC1formal

   The process of making large amounts of money generated by a criminal activity, such as drug trafficking or terrorist funding, appear to have come from a legitimate source.

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   • The bank was fined for failing to prevent money laundering.
   • Investigators uncovered a complex money laundering scheme involving shell companies.
   • New regulations were introduced to combat money laundering in the real estate sector.