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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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Through amendments, the board ultimately restored minimal funding for eviction legal support, farmers' market FoodShare matching and support for families with children with disabilities or developmental delays.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Early in 2025, the production allegedly hit a legal roadblock due to a clause in a settlement made with one of Jackson's former accusers, Jordan Chandler.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Nov. 2025
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On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will consider whether those tariffs are lawful and allowed to stand.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
3 Nov. 2025
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For lawful immigrants, premium subsidies will also end in 2026.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Another group, the Hokkaido Bear Research Society, has vocally opposed killing bears except for legitimate hunting purposes.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
7 Nov. 2025
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Eligibility is limited to households whose net income after allowable expenses does not exceed the federal poverty line — about $32,000 a year for a family of four.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Nov. 2025
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Burgos, Mamdani's friend, says his plan to freeze the rent will create unintended consequences like foreclosure and abandonment of buildings where the cost of keeping an apartment up to code is more than the legally allowable rent.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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During that time, Ashley has said he's been working on a policy that is both strong and permits access to the courthouse complex but has acknowledged the limitations of what is legally permissible.—
Vanessa Swales,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Sports gambling is now permissible in some 30 states and online gambling, for better or worse, is everywhere on college campuses.—
Dana O'Neil,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
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Still, complications can arise even as an authorized user.—
Steve Hruby,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
20 Oct. 2025
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Consumers should contact iFIT to arrange for a free home repair by an authorized technician in the form of a replacement screen console.—
News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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The Republican administration favors Second Amendment rights, but government attorneys argued that this ban is a justifiable restriction.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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Stand your ground laws and their complicated history Most stand your ground laws center around justifiable uses of force, according to Cynthia Godsoe, a professor of criminal law at Brooklyn Law School.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Noncriminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncriminal. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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