criminality
noun
crim·i·nal·i·ty
ˌkri-mə-ˈna-lə-tē 
1
: the quality or state of being criminal
2
: criminal activity
urban criminality
Examples of criminality in a Sentence
a report on the drop in criminality in large urban centers
Recent Examples on the Web
No matter Trump’s bombast or his criminality the theater of his politics makes certain segments of white America feel good.
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Eddie S. Glaude Jr., TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The onus for such admin lies squarely on the operator, of course, and such criminality would require complicity from pilot and aircraft owner both.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Nicolas Roos, a federal prosecutor in the case, argued that FTX was infused with criminality throughout its creation.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
It was all done to conceal his criminality in the event that investigators got wind of his steroid sales to Manly-Williams and started looking at him, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Gagne said her intent was to protect the privacy of characters by not naming them, noting the flashes of criminality described in her story.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked into online criminality across the region, according to a United Nations report last year.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
There is no criminality happening on the part of our staff.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
No criminality is suspected in the case, police said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
Eddie S. Glaude Jr., TIME, 15 Apr. 2024
The onus for such admin lies squarely on the operator, of course, and such criminality would require complicity from pilot and aircraft owner both.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Nicolas Roos, a federal prosecutor in the case, argued that FTX was infused with criminality throughout its creation.
—Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2024
It was all done to conceal his criminality in the event that investigators got wind of his steroid sales to Manly-Williams and started looking at him, authorities said.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2024
Gagne said her intent was to protect the privacy of characters by not naming them, noting the flashes of criminality described in her story.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Hundreds of thousands of people are trafficked into online criminality across the region, according to a United Nations report last year.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
There is no criminality happening on the part of our staff.
—Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024
No criminality is suspected in the case, police said.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
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criminality
noun
crim·i·nal·i·ty
ˌkri-mə-ˈna-lə-tē
1
: the quality or state of being criminal
can't understand the criminality of his act
2
: crime sense 3
violent criminality
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