What is money laundering?

What are the minor steps one individual who is not affiliated to any Financial Services Regulatory Body or any Financial Services institution do to combat Money Laundering?

I live in france and I can't open a M&S account in U.K. because of ''money laundering. (which I would like to use when I go back to visit family).

http://www.euronews.com/2014/01/07/spanish-princess-charged-with-money-laundering-and-tax-evasion/

Governmental (SEC) and justice processes to punish HSBC for ongoing illegal money laundering operations fell short for the abuses committed.  How can the people influence a punishment fitting the crime, such as a boycott of all businesses in the US that...

I'd like to know what are the implications of this problem for Accounting - and why is this problem such a huge issue for accounting, as well as what makes it such a problem.

Being unfamiliar with money order scams and money laundering schemes I applied for and accepted what appeared at the time to be a legitimate job offer for a wherehouse position on Craigslist.It was from an individual claiming to own an art gallery in...

If you are committing blackmail, are you also committing money laundering? Since money laundering is collecting money from crimes committed, is blackmail money laundering too? Since it is illegal to blackmail somebody? I hope this question makes sense...

I'm an accounting student, and in our problems there is scenarios where the owner of the company withdraws money from the cash account for personal use. my friend tried to tell me that that is money laundering, but i thought money laundering was "...

I saw that Liberty Reserve was busted today (domain seized, CEOs arrested) for money laundering. I know the internet underworld uses LR, bitcoins and various other exchanges to pay for things. How are they untraceable ? (or are they traceable ? Does...