Equality cannot prevail if individuals behave as ' 'acquisitive maximizers in daily life' ' (p. 140).
We have approached the list by identifying offences that are inherently acquisitive and known to generate large profits.
I wonder whether when he used the words "the consumer society", that was, in itself, a euphemism for the acquisitive society.
Nevertheless, most of the money comes from rich and acquisitive individuals.
He talks about the majority of crime being committed by drug users and refers to it as acquisitive crime.
Recent evidence suggests that the deterrent effect of drug testing can have an impact on offending rates and in particular, on acquisitive crimes.
The evidence shows that there is a link between acquisitive crime and drug taking.
There are still quite a number of rather wicked, acquisitive people in the world.