Thesaurus results for CRIMINALITIES

criminality

noun

ˌkri-mə-ˈna-lə-tē

Definition of criminality next

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 Durov was arrested in France in 2024 and charged with enabling various forms of criminality on his app. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026 Protesters held banners decrying criminality and calling for law and order. —

Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026 Far from accidental, these highly intentional strikes are one of the untold stories of Russian criminality. —

U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026 The government's social media posts for those six instead rely upon the charges and arrests as evidence of their criminality, even though arrests don't always lead to charges and charges can be dismissed. —

Huo Jingnan, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminality

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crime

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TigerTiger’s profile is soon revealed to have been created by Clark, presumably for the purpose of catfishing Floyd; when detectives find security-camera footage of Clark pedalling away from the scene of the crime in his distinctive recumbent bicycle, he is arrested and charged with the murder.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
There is something wrong with our legal system if cutting prices is a crime.

— Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026