as in crime
activities that are in violation of the laws of the state
a report on the drop in criminality in large urban centers
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Recent Examples of criminality
For decades, cannabis was associated with rebellion, subversion, and in some cases, criminality.
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This shift undermines the association of cannabis with criminality or deviance.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Whiskey retained an association with criminality and drunkenness—one that whiskey makers were desperate to break.
— Made By History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
There appears to be no criminality involved in the death, according to police sources.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This shift undermines the association of cannabis with criminality or deviance.
—Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Whiskey retained an association with criminality and drunkenness—one that whiskey makers were desperate to break.
— Made By History, Time, 8 Apr. 2025
There appears to be no criminality involved in the death, according to police sources.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminality
crime
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The season ends with Coop driving away from Jack’s house, rejecting the office life and doubling down on crime.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Former Arkansas state senator Jeremy Hutchinson, who pleaded guilty to crimes of bribery and tax fraud, including filing false federal income tax returns from 2011 to 2014.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminality. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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