NONCRIMINAL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

noncriminal

adjective

Definition of noncriminal

as in legal

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Recent Examples of noncriminal An Immigration and Custom Enforcement report earlier this month listed its population at 1,153 — of which 828 people were listed as noncriminal detainees. — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026 The current use of Whren in the immigration context takes these abuses further yet, singling out people not on suspicion of criminal behavior but for noncriminal immigration enforcement. — Paul Rosenzweig, The Atlantic, 12 Jan. 2026 Wyatt was issued a noncriminal traffic citation earlier this year and fired in April for the crash. — Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 The administration has faced pushback from portions of Americans who have questioned the tactics and end goals of such policies, including detaining and in some instances deporting nonviolent and noncriminal immigrants. — Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noncriminal

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Adjective

Despite Newsom’s push to commute all death sentences, capital punishment remains legal in California and prosecutors can continue seeking that punishment.

— Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
By Friday, his interior minister, chief of staff, legal adviser and political adviser had all quit.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of legal

Adjective

Prosecutors charge that widespread noncitizen voting disenfranchises Americans by diluting their lawful votes.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
NorCal Resist alleges that on Tuesday morning Sacramento police officers conducted a traffic stop on lawful observers of ICE enforcement in south Sacramento, detaining them for 20 minutes.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of lawful

Adjective

California officials have previously said the list is out of date and includes legitimate voters -- a sentiment that the federal judge presiding over the case echoed in his blistering order denying the federal government's request.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
California officials have previously said the list is out of date and includes legitimate voters — a sentiment that the federal judge presiding over the case echoed in his blistering order denying the federal government's request.

— CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of legitimate

Adjective

In 2018, North Carolina voters approved a constitutional amendment lowering the maximum allowable income tax rate from 10% to 7%, with less than 60% of voters supporting the proposal.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026
The proposal would increase the allowable amount from $50,000 to as much as $250,000 over the next two years, cutting billions of dollars in revenue from local governments' budgets.

— Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of allowable

Adjective

That severely restricts the permissible reasons for communities to reject affordable housing proposals; most standard rules are pre-empted, and only matters of substantial public health or safety concerns qualify.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
Adding items mid-meeting is permissible in emergencies, plaintiffs say, but not as means to evade public notice requirements.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of permissible

Adjective

He was said to have applied for his company, Shawty Dred LLC, to become an authorized SNAP retailer and used EBT debit cards to extract about $4 million from the accounts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
If agents can access data outside their authorized region or reason from incomplete, outdated or fragmented records, their recommendations cannot be trusted, regardless of how sophisticated the model is.

— Jayashree Arunkumar, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of authorized

Adjective

According to experts, charities generally are not allowed to accept gifts with specific conditions, unless there is a justifiable reason.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
The violence against law enforcement and serious damage to the city are not justifiable.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of justifiable

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