Thesaurus results for CRIMINALITIES

criminality

noun

ˌkri-mə-ˈna-lə-tē

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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 Raymond Ratzel, 43, is charged with nine counts of burglary of a building or dwelling, all as a habitual criminality repeater. —

Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Always defined by someone else’s criminality. —

Gloria Calderon Kellett, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026 Within months, his name became synonymous with the corruption and criminality that Washington said had penetrated the Venezuelan state. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2026 The number of victims elsewhere killed in homicides in which criminality was determined to be an element in the death also fell noticeably, according to figures provided to and tallied by The Bee. —

Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminality

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crime

Noun

Foro Penal Vice President Gonzalo Himiob added that amnesty does not imply admission of guilt or responsibility for any crime.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
The report found that half of the journalists detained were never charged with a crime and were held under Israel’s administrative detention system, which allows for suspects deemed a security risk to be held for six months and can be renewed indefinitely.

— Imad Isseid, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026