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

The mini mart gave permission to The Original Goodie Shop bakery in Upper Arlington to use its logo on a signature cookie, with $1 from each one sold going to support Beaver's legal fees.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
The editor of the journal Kayhan, Hossein Shariatmadari, wrote that enforcement is both a legal obligation and a religious duty for officials.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of legal

Adjective

Legal experts assert the President cannot unilaterally redefine constitutional rights or circumvent Supreme Court decisions, urging him to accept the ruling and pursue lawful legislative or amendment processes instead of executive improvisation.

— Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors believe the network collected tens of millions of dollars from foreign nationals seeking lawful permanent resident status, the Justice Department said.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lawful

Adjective

The result has turned a team with a 10-22 record in the second half of the season into a legitimate contender to steal the second-half crown in the Eastern League.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Wrestlers having legitimate issues backstage has led to multiple feuds that people-pleasing AEW President Tony Khan could not control.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of legitimate

Adjective

These systems tend to operate within a tight, allowable set of actions, where the system is restricted by deterministic, hard logic, outside of the AI's decision making.

— Anthony Spadaro, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
For one, that ‘allowable income’ denominator includes not just a club’s standard turnover but also its ‘allowable P&M (players and manager) trading amount’ and its ‘allowable equity injection’.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of allowable

Adjective

Creating this surveillance state would be extremely expensive and would require Albany to exponentially increase the number of permissible cameras.

— Richard Robbins, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
Universities should resist government attempts to dictate scholarship, research agendas, curriculum or permissible viewpoints.

— David Rosowsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of permissible

Adjective

The valuation of Fernandez is entirely justifiable within the context of the huge fees paid by several Premier League clubs, and specifically City, for high-level central midfielders this summer.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Having lost its attempt to invalidate the FCC’s process for issuing financial penalties, Verizon now wants another chance to argue that the fine itself wasn’t legally justifiable.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of justifiable

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