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criminality

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










NOUN
misdemeanor
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Melt all of that together and you get a veritable News of the Weird headline factory of criminality and oddity that makes the place so very . . . content rich.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026

“An officer could simply invent an accusation of criminality, leaving the green-card holder trapped in a bureaucratic twilight zone for years before they have a chance to rebut the accusation at a hearing,” Mark writes.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

Indeed, Reform's Nigel Farage and Richard Tice were among the first mainstream politicians to regularly talk about visible signs of High Street criminality.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

He called the offending "organised and sophisticated criminality which has been committed for selfish gain".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Even when released from the system’s formal control, the stigma of criminality lingers.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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