NONCRIMINAL Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

noncriminal

adjective

Definition of noncriminal

as in legal

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Recent Examples of noncriminal Timberlake agreed to give a public safety announcement against the perils of drunken driving as part of the plea deal that knocked down his initial misdemeanor charge to a noncriminal traffic violation. — ABC News, 2 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for noncriminal

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Adjective

But legal reforms have also made a huge difference, creating safety nets for women who previously had to depend on their husbands’ livelihoods.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been charged with killing and dismembering the 14-year-old.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026

Definition of legal

Adjective

At the same time, peaceful political speech, religious expression, and lawful protest must not be treated as terrorism.

— Stephen V. Iacullo, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Scammers often pretend to be lawyers offering ways to avoid in-person court hearings, taking advantage of anxieties among even lawful residents after ICE officers began rounding up people during immigration proceedings.

— Naisha Roy, ProPublica, 16 July 2026

Definition of lawful

Adjective

Many experts acknowledge there are legitimate arguments for using cloning in conservation, and for gene selection in farming.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Raymond was a legitimate valedictory award for a show that had already won the Comedy Series Emmy once before in 2003.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026

Definition of legitimate

Adjective

Suarez’ plan would reverse the existing incentives, restricting new hotel development to a height of 50 feet while upping the cap for residential to 75 feet, with a doubling of the allowable square footage in most places.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
Miami’s skyline is rapidly changing, with a downtown skyscraper boom that was set in motion a decade ago after the Federal Aviation Authority began approving projects set at a new maximum allowable height of 1,049 feet.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

Definition of allowable

Adjective

That saw content from pubcasters ZDF and ARD added to Joyn without agreement, with ProSieben arguing free content was permissible to distribute under European law.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Orthodox Jewish groups say a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent could upend that routine by pushing winter sunrises — and the earliest permissible time for some prayers — an hour later.

— Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

Definition of permissible

Adjective

Only authorized people, usually law-enforcement officers, can pull DAVID records, and there needs to be an official reason to do so.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
In the eastern Indian Ocean, south of Java in the vast sea stretching toward Australia, a fishing vessel slightly alters its course while operating near the boundary of its authorized fishing ground.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026

Definition of authorized

Adjective

The Fort Worth Independence Day shooting that killed one near Lake Arlington is being investigated as a justifiable homicide, according to a police report.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
Police are investigating the incident as a justifiable homicide, according to the release.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026

Definition of justifiable

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