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

Jury nullification is not a legal right so much as a practical power.

— Monu Bedi, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The move adds Missouri to a contentious legal battle between states and the federal government over who has authority to regulate prediction markets, which allow users to bet on the outcome of events ranging from sports, elections, and the weather.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of legal

Adjective

The justices did not decide whether the eventual policy would be lawful.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2026
Woods appeared in a Florida court on Wednesday to enter a no-contest plea to charges of reckless driving and refusal to submit to a lawful test.

— Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of lawful

Adjective

Qaradawi defended Palestinian suicide bombings of Israeli civilians as a legitimate form of resistance.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
El-Sayed keeps trying to claim Piker is an irrelevant distraction, but the company one keeps is a legitimate consideration for voters.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of legitimate

Adjective

And where did one draw the line, anyway, between allowable excess and disruptive public discourse?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Under current proposals, to be finalized late next year, allowable density could quadruple — from eight to 32 units per acre — giving the city the legal zoning required to build more housing.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of allowable

Adjective

The 1939 law puts some restrictions on certain executive branch officials' engagement in partisan politics, but political activity is permissible in some cases so long as officials don't use their official title or public resources.

— Matt Peterson,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
OpenAI and Microsoft do not dispute that its models trained on the news outlet's content, but argue that doing so is legally permissible.

— Greta Reich, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of permissible

Adjective

The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the city’s only authorized betting operator, tops Asia’s corporate rankings at $774 million a year, ahead of Tencent at $404 million.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Repair manuals generally have to be provided for free, and manufacturers can’t require you or an independent repair shop to be an authorized provider just to get the parts or tools needed for a repair.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of authorized

Adjective

The tax revolt was a successful attempt by a small group of ideologues to capitalize on people’s justifiable anger at the cost-of-living crisis that followed the war in Vietnam, along with California’s runaway home prices.

— Maggie McGowan, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of justifiable

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