Thesaurus results for CRIMINALITY

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 But in the long run, that doesn’t do anything to dismantle networks of criminality or reduce the size of their operations. —

Angélica Durán-Martínez, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026 Somehow, the right to protest became an expression of an ideology that defends criminality. —

Roger Van Zanen, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026 For over a decade, Ajax have been attempting to educate the club’s young players about the dangers of being drawn into criminality. —

Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026 Ratzel qualifies for a habitual criminality repeater enhancer for his charges due to a prior felony conviction in Milwaukee County in 2019. —

Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminality

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crime

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MacEgan family speaks in court Before Abril was formally sentenced, the court allowed the MacEgan family to speak about the impact of these crimes and the family patriarch’s death.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 26 Mar. 2026
Police should give demonstrators clear instructions concerning the dispersal order before they are arrested or charged with any crime, according to ACLU.

— Hannah Hudnall, IndyStar, 26 Mar. 2026