criminal offense
Example Sentences
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Goltes called the police, but officers “did not detect any elements of a criminal offense or misdemeanor,” according to a report viewed by ESPN.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Winston Churchill once quipped that if he were the world’s dictator, he would “make it a criminal offense for anyone to go around bothering molecules. And the little atom would be left in peace forever.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
"It should be a criminal offense, and we are going to launch a campaign," Sheinbaum said, adding that she had suffered similar attacks in her youth.
From Barron's ● Nov. 5, 2025
“Wondo and others detained should be credibly charged with a criminal offense or immediately released. An arrest based only on a 2016 photo is just not credible,” Human Rights Watch said in statement on Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2024
Mass action was perilous in South Africa, where it was a criminal offense for an African to strike, and where the rights of free speech and movement were unmercifully curtailed.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
