criminal

Example Sentences

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The payments ceased when the judge in the Skaggs family’s civil case made a pre-trial ruling that both sides must accept Kay’s conviction and the facts established in his criminal proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“There was so much evidence that came out in the defamation proceedings, that it would have been very hard to explain why he then wasn’t pursued” for criminal charges, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The Supreme Court in Madrid will judge them for alleged bribery, embezzlement, influence peddling, membership of a criminal organisation and misuse of confidential information.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Diversion programmes are initiatives that allow alternatives like treatment for people with mental illness who are caught up in the criminal justice system.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

She felt fiercely that she had to make up for her father’s criminal disloyalty, if it had existed, whatever it might have been.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein