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criminality

[krim-uh-nal-i-tee] / ˌkrɪm əˈnæl ɪ ti /










NOUN
misdemeanor
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Still, the deliberate stoking of fear of criminality today mirrors that of the past.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

Alias came to our attention during a wider BBC probe into illegal working and criminality linked to some High Street businesses, including mini-marts and barbershops.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

But the key conclusion here concerns the accusations of criminality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday said security forces "are going to continue pulling out all stops" to put an end to criminality.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

Elizabeth’s heart-rending eloquence failed to move the judges from their settled conviction in the criminality of the saintly sufferer.

From "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

The government and the military are stepping up actions “to minimize the criminalities along the oil production lines,” said Horatius Egua, a senior official at the petroleum ministry.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2022

And his knowledge, especially of criminalities and the workings of crooked minds, seemed very marvellous to those who sought him out.

From The Penalty by Howard Chandler Christy

But besides this scale for classification, the military law, to which cadets, as part of the army, are amenable, refers all immoralities and criminalities to a military tribunal.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 76, February, 1864 by Various


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