life of crime

idiom

: habitual breaking of the law
He turned to a life of crime as a teenager.

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As previously reported, Taylor-Joy stars as a young woman who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past. Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 29 Jan. 2025 But Emilia Pérez positioning her transition as, at least in part, a way to avoid accountability for a life of crime has become a thorn in its side. Lucy Ford, TIME, 24 Jan. 2025 For almost 200 years, a grim monument to the theory that harsh discipline discourages former inmates from returning to a life of crime. Ted Koppel, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024 What always stayed with me was the confusion Wedding’s family felt about his choices at the time — athletic promise abandoned for a life of crime. Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for life of crime 

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“Life of crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20of%20crime. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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