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criminality

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










NOUN
misdemeanor
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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the government was "absolutely focused" on tackling such criminality, pledging stronger powers and more police officers to do so.

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

It is unclear when and where they were taken and the picture itself does not indicate criminality.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Others claim that inner-city residents no longer share the same value system as mainstream society, and therefore are not stigmatized by criminality.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander