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a breaking of a moral or legal code
anyone who commits a crime should expect to be punished for it
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Recent Examples of crimes
Due to the severity of the crimes, Grant is being charged as an adult.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Pacheco said Thursday that POST’s background checks do not include complete information about crimes in other states because of a federal law that requires agencies devote at least 50% of their time to law enforcement activities in order to access that information.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The counts include several enhancements, including one that the crimes involved violence and/or bodily harm.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
All of that unraveled when he was caught on video outlining all of his crimes to an undercover agent in 2022.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 8 May 2026
But other candidates accused him of mischaracterizing the law, which requires cooperation in cases involving people convicted of violent crimes.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Broward Circuit Court Judge Martin Fein’s ruling came almost a week after Melly’s latest Arthur hearing, which allows courts to consider setting bonds for defendants charged with crimes that aren’t usually eligible for bail.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Among the plaintiffs, two protesters faced minor charges that were quickly dropped—each accused of impeding a federal officer for slapping the agent’s phone from their hand—while the other two were charged with no crimes at all.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Some non-violent crimes are also down, data shows.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
Pacheco said Thursday that POST’s background checks do not include complete information about crimes in other states because of a federal law that requires agencies devote at least 50% of their time to law enforcement activities in order to access that information.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
The counts include several enhancements, including one that the crimes involved violence and/or bodily harm.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
All of that unraveled when he was caught on video outlining all of his crimes to an undercover agent in 2022.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 8 May 2026
But other candidates accused him of mischaracterizing the law, which requires cooperation in cases involving people convicted of violent crimes.
—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 7 May 2026
Broward Circuit Court Judge Martin Fein’s ruling came almost a week after Melly’s latest Arthur hearing, which allows courts to consider setting bonds for defendants charged with crimes that aren’t usually eligible for bail.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Among the plaintiffs, two protesters faced minor charges that were quickly dropped—each accused of impeding a federal officer for slapping the agent’s phone from their hand—while the other two were charged with no crimes at all.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
Some non-violent crimes are also down, data shows.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimes
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Garcia Martinez was processed for federal immigration law violations and transported to a detention facility with detainers to ensure extradition to New York after final adjudication of the immigration violations, CBP said.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Allegations of sovereignty violations, civilian casualties, and lack of due process have prompted debates about the legality and morality of drone warfare under international humanitarian law.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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The characters then cross the nine concentric circles of hell, beginning with Limbo and then various circles where the souls of those who commit different sins end up.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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There are worse sins in the world.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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He is charged with 12 felonies, including kidnapping and rape.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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At least four other people were arrested on suspicion of felonies, and 19 more people received misdemeanor citations, according to Oakland police.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
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The goal was to uncover all of the wrongdoings by the former coach tied to his extramarital affair with the 32-year-old football staffer.—
Trey Wallace OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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But there were also intentional wrongdoings.—
Devon Sayers,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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More recently, Tandy Hills experienced issues with ATVs being driven through the park and damaging wildflowers, sparking outrages on social media from people who demanded the city take action.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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As has always been the case in my life, my main way of responding to political outrages is through writing and reading.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The federal investigation chronicled those editorials this page published about the DA’s misdeeds.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Most of the long montage took issue with what the band presented as America’s historic misdeeds, from the era of slavery up through America’s missile strikes in Iran.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
19 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Crimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimes. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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