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criminality

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










NOUN
misdemeanor
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Clearly, the regulatory gloves are off crypto, which as recently as 2024 the FBI called a hive of “pervasive” criminality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The force began its corporate manslaughter investigation into senior leaders at the hospital to "determine whether any criminality has taken place concerning the response to the increased levels of fatalities".

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The city’s medical examiner later attributed both deaths to drownings, and the police found no evidence of criminality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“You have an adequate understanding of the connection between the past defects and choices that you made that led to criminality and ultimately to the commitment offense,” a commissioner said to Funston.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

Indeed, the stigma of criminality functions in much the same way that the stigma of race once did.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander