as in crime
activities that are in violation of the laws of the state
a report on the drop in criminality in large urban centers
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Recent Examples of criminality
But in the long run, that doesn’t do anything to dismantle networks of criminality or reduce the size of their operations.
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Angélica Durán-Martínez, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
Somehow, the right to protest became an expression of an ideology that defends criminality.
—Roger Van Zanen, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
For over a decade, Ajax have been attempting to educate the club’s young players about the dangers of being drawn into criminality.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Ratzel qualifies for a habitual criminality repeater enhancer for his charges due to a prior felony conviction in Milwaukee County in 2019.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Angélica Durán-Martínez, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2026
Somehow, the right to protest became an expression of an ideology that defends criminality.
—Roger Van Zanen, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
For over a decade, Ajax have been attempting to educate the club’s young players about the dangers of being drawn into criminality.
—Simon Hughes, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Ratzel qualifies for a habitual criminality repeater enhancer for his charges due to a prior felony conviction in Milwaukee County in 2019.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminality
crime
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Prisoners who are guilty of various violent crimes were not eligible, according to the embassy.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Oz, who earlier this year was criticized after posting a video accusing Armenian crime groups of carrying out widespread fraud, continued Thursday to accuse California and Los Angeles officials of not doing enough to combat fraud.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminality. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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