- plural of criminal.
criminals
Example Sentences
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The ICC, based in The Hague, is heir to the Nuremberg tribunals that prosecuted Nazi war criminals after World War II and special courts that held trials after the Yugoslav wars and the Rwandan genocide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
The high-profile trial of the Manson family made Manson and several of his followers some of the most infamous criminals of the 20th century.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Back then, prisons were rapidly running out of cells because courts were jailing more criminals than the number being released - part of a 30-year trend.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
Pike's case had sparked debate over capital punishment for young criminals.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
It seemed odd that Holmes would go to the trouble of moving to a second hotel, but Geyer knew from experience that making assumptions about the behavior of criminals was always a dangerous thing.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
