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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

High Street criminality sheds light on how bricks-and-mortar stores have been hammered by the boom in online shopping, with footfall 15-20% lower after the Covid lockdowns, according to a study from 2024.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

In 2018, the Senate said mobster criminality and political inaction had caused an ecological disaster in the region.

From Barron's • May 23, 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




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