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Adjective
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In total, chargeable weight from China and Hong Kong to all markets increased 8 percent from the week prior.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
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Santos made the grave error of not just lying about his background to voters — which while unethical and unsavory is not a crime — but embezzling donor funds for personal expenses and lying to Congress, among other things, which are chargeable offenses that have now resulted in his conviction.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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During the Donald Trump administration, when another president was under investigation for impeachable and indictable offenses, public opinion of the Nixon pardon shifted again, with Americans perfectly polarized: 38% in favor, 38% against.—
Ken Hughes,
The Conversation,
12 Sep. 2024
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Peel Regional Police arrested a 54-year-old Air Canada employee and charged him with a conspiracy to commit an indictable offense and theft over $5,000.—
Ryan Erik King / Jalopnik,
Quartz,
18 Apr. 2024
Adjective
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The man faces one count each of first-degree assault or attempted serious physical injury, armed criminal action, unlawful possession of a firearm, resisting arrest or detention by fleeing, and second-degree domestic assault.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2025
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In 2022, Hemphill pleaded guilty to unlawful parading, a misdemeanor charge that got her two months in prison, three years of probation and a $500 fine.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2025
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Official fireworks shows took place over the city, and illegal pyrotechnics lit up the sky everywhere in between.—
Lisa Beebe,
Los Angeles Magazine,
5 July 2017
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Louisville police say anything that goes into the air or explodes is illegal for average citizens.—
James Bruggers,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2017
Adjective
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Murrill’s office also invoked the habitual offenders statute, where criminal defendants can be tagged as habitual offenders after a fourth felony charge, according to Louisiana law, and face longer prison sentences.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Local business owners are complaining about threats and extortion from criminal groups in Morelos.—
Nathaniel Parish Flannery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Keep an open mind, as an erratic square between Mars and Uranus on June 15 could shake things up in unpredictable ways and result in some reckless behavior.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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The girl’s 47-year-old stepmom is charged with child endangerment and reckless endangerment by discharging a firearm from within a motor vehicle, Shelby County court records show.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
Adjective
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If responsible breeders are regulated out of business, then the only ones left will be irresponsible breeders who ignore the laws.—
Sheila Goffe,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
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To inhabit a plantation for profit, especially as a white American, and not center its history in slavery is vile and irresponsible.—
Jameelah Nasheed,
Essence,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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The jury deliberated for two hours before finding McKnight guilty.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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Crawford plead guilty to three counts of vehicular assault and was sentenced to 2.5 years of probation.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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“Punishable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/punishable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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