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Recent Examples of noncriminal
The arrests took place in cities such as Buffalo, Chicago, St. Paul, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, and Denver.
ICE confirmed that 538 individuals were arrested in the operation, with 373 facing criminal allegations and 165 detained for noncriminal reasons.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Among other changes, the 2019 law banned local police from detaining people based on civil immigration warrants and barred police officers from asking about a person's immigration status in noncriminal cases.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Official figures showed that 211 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers face accusations ranging from serious crime, such as drug smuggling, to noncriminal misconduct.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Beijing must also vigorously pursue enforcement in noncriminal contexts.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for noncriminal
Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Among other changes, the 2019 law banned local police from detaining people based on civil immigration warrants and barred police officers from asking about a person's immigration status in noncriminal cases.
—Melissa Santos, Axios, 2 Jan. 2025
Official figures showed that 211 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers face accusations ranging from serious crime, such as drug smuggling, to noncriminal misconduct.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Beijing must also vigorously pursue enforcement in noncriminal contexts.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for noncriminal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncriminal
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In order to pay his legal costs, AJ prepares to sell off some of his assets, which include the Airbnb.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
1 June 2025
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Ethics are now a bore since unethical behavior can always be papered over with tricks such as deceptive statistics and abstruse legal arguments.—
Cory Franklin,
Twin Cities,
1 June 2025
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Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia University graduate student and lawful permanent resident who has been detained by immigration authorities since March, is scheduled to appear at a pivotal immigration hearing Thursday that could determine his future in the United States.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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The buyer, a U.K. citizen married to a U.S. citizen, was set to receive a green card but hadn’t had it long enough to meet the SBA’s new six-month lookback requirement for lawful permanent residents.—
Brandon Kochkodin,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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There is a legitimate chance that Sanders could become the long-term quarterback Cleveland has been desperately needing to find.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Coffey is also a good midrange shooter (78th percentile efficiency in 2024-25), which gives him a legitimate counter to when teams try to deploy the fly-by closeout against him.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Premier League clubs can report losses of £105m over a three-year cycle, though there are ‘add-backs’ that are allowable under the calculations.—
Alex Brodie,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Sports facilities in the past have been deemed an allowable use.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 May 2025
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Trump and his Cabinet have defended the donation as a permissible transfer between the Qatari Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Department of Defense, and said that the jet will be handed over to the Trump Library Foundation at the end of his term.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
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This meant banning tests even underground, the last permissible zone.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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The program was already understaffed beyond its statutory authorized level, and the recent cuts will add further chaos, Chevat said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Related Articles The new Rolex collection is now available through authorized retailers worldwide.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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Those who need these funds and those who foot the bill are tied for justifiable anger at such fraud.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2025
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Powell has said the law does not give Trump the authority to remove any Fed official, including himself, without pointing to a justifiable cause.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
7 May 2025
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“Noncriminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncriminal. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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