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life of crime

idiom

: habitual breaking of the law
He turned to a life of crime as a teenager.

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With his Olympic debut failing to lead to fame and fortune, Wedding turned to a life of crime. Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Nov. 2025 By now her sordid life of crime is somewhat familiar, or should be. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025 Other projects announced at the launch event today include Gangster Priest, a black comedy about a gangster who has trouble leaving behind his life of crime; and horror film Hopscotch, which explores how family trauma is replicated through new generations. Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025 The late farmer from Wisconsin began his life of crime by digging up the fresh graveyards of women who resembled his mom, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life of crime

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“Life of crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20of%20crime. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.

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