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
In North Carolina, as in other Southern states, newspapers in the Jim Crow era often egregiously exaggerated stories about Black criminality.
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
And while many waited to be saved, the television cameras focused on the alleged looting and purported criminality of those simply trying to survive.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
In the list of things money attracts, criminality is one.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
In the second edition of the story, the Ncwala setting is replaced with a less symbolic wedding ceremony, drawing the reader’s attention away from the proximity of the monarchy to criminality.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
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Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
And while many waited to be saved, the television cameras focused on the alleged looting and purported criminality of those simply trying to survive.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
In the list of things money attracts, criminality is one.
—Phil Hay, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
In the second edition of the story, the Ncwala setting is replaced with a less symbolic wedding ceremony, drawing the reader’s attention away from the proximity of the monarchy to criminality.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminality
crime
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His wife, Rebecca Haro, was charged with two crimes — murder and filing a false report — and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing the day Jake Haro will be sentenced.—
Madeline Morrison,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
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Rafael is a crime and breaking news reporter at the Arkansas Democrat Gazette.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminality. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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