▁others . ▁ ▁M oney ▁la und ering ▁is ▁widely ▁defined ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁ ▁In ▁effect ▁any ▁handling ▁or ▁invol vement ▁with ▁any ▁proceed s ▁of ▁any ▁crime ▁( or ▁mon ies ▁or ▁assets ▁representing ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁crime ) ▁can ▁be ▁a ▁money ▁la und ering ▁off ence . ▁ ▁An ▁off ender ' s ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁crime ▁falls ▁within ▁the ▁UK ▁definition ▁of ▁money ▁la und ering . ▁ ▁The ▁definition ▁also ▁covers ▁activities ▁which ▁would ▁fall ▁within ▁the ▁traditional ▁definition ▁of ▁money ▁la und ering ▁as ▁a ▁process ▁by ▁which ▁proceed s ▁of ▁crime ▁are ▁conce aled ▁or ▁dis gu ised ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁made ▁to ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁legit imate ▁origin . ▁ ▁Un like ▁certain ▁other ▁juris dict ions ▁( not ably ▁the ▁USA ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁Europe ), ▁UK ▁money ▁la und ering ▁off ences ▁are ▁not ▁limited ▁to ▁the ▁proceed s ▁of ▁serious ▁cr imes , ▁nor ▁are ▁there ▁any ▁mon et ary ▁limits , ▁nor ▁is ▁there ▁any ▁necessity ▁for ▁there ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁money ▁la und ering ▁design ▁or ▁purpose ▁to ▁an ▁action ▁for ▁it ▁to ▁amount ▁to ▁a ▁money ▁la und ering ▁off ence . ▁ ▁A ▁money ▁la und ering ▁off ence ▁under ▁UK ▁legisl ation ▁need ▁not ▁involve ▁money , ▁since ▁the ▁money ▁la und ering ▁legisl ation ▁covers ▁assets ▁of ▁any ▁description . ▁ ▁Techn ically ▁therefore ▁an ▁individual ▁who ▁ste als ▁even ▁a ▁paper ▁clip ▁in ▁the