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Recent Examples of noncriminal
Particularly today, when ICE has exponentially increased its detention of noncriminal individuals for immigration violations, leading to young college students getting picked up by immigration officials and detained with hardened criminals.
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
If the Trump administration wants to go after nonviolent and even noncriminal day laborers and nannies, why should New York be assisting in the effort?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Glendale City Council members defended the detentions this week, saying that the city had an 18-year-old contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to temporarily house noncriminal detainees.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
But noncriminal targets number in the hundreds of thousands.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 23 July 2025
If the Trump administration wants to go after nonviolent and even noncriminal day laborers and nannies, why should New York be assisting in the effort?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Glendale City Council members defended the detentions this week, saying that the city had an 18-year-old contract with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to temporarily house noncriminal detainees.
—Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
But noncriminal targets number in the hundreds of thousands.
—Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncriminal
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VPNs are legal to use across the United States but there are bans in place in some parts of the world.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The investigation began after revelations, first reported by the Herald/Times, that the DeSantis administration directed $10 million from a legal settlement with the Medicaid contractor Centene through the foundation for political purposes.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Under military law, service members are obligated to obey lawful orders, but to disobey unlawful orders.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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Some scholarship programs require a lawful immigration status.—
Vanessa Delgado,
The Conversation,
6 Oct. 2025
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Scammers will call or text consumers claiming to be a legitimate institution, such as a bank or a government institution.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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The anxiety and fear that people bring to my office and to the delivery room about the many uncertainties associated with pregnancy and childbirth is palpable and legitimate.—
Tami S. Rowen,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now Kaprizov is a superstar and getting paid like one, taking reasonable expectations for star-caliber players and stretching them toward the upper limit of what’s allowable under the salary cap.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Nuggets president Josh Kroenke has made clear the team’s intention to offer him the full amount of money allowable.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Others were related to the actual content of the courses, such as a school that used a curriculum that included inaccurate information about permissible blood-alcohol levels for drivers and another school that provided students with answers to final exam questions in advance.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lyninger expressed skepticism over how traffic impediments would be defined and what level of street congestion would be permissible.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Sep. 2025
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The elections division launched an investigation and reached out to their partners, including the printer and authorized carrier.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Owners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their cars to an authorized BMW dealer to address the issue.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
1 Oct. 2025
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And unlike Snake Eater, the original isn’t easily accessible, making the endeavor much more justifiable.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Douglas County prosecutors ruled the killing a justifiable act of self-defense at the time, according to FOX9 Minneapolis.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Noncriminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncriminal. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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