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
What Redick asked of Doncic in that series, as well as the rest of his team’s starters, was coaching criminality.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
On top of those negative influences comes the recent developments in conservative culture, demonizing women to the point of criminality if pregnancies are not carried out.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025
If there was suspicion of criminality, the medical examiner would have proceeded with an autopsy.
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a chronic disease where a person's blood sugar levels are too high and the pancreas does not produce enough insulin.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Trains on the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 lines skipped Times Square as police investigated the incident, which is not believed to be linked to any criminality.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 May 2025
On top of those negative influences comes the recent developments in conservative culture, demonizing women to the point of criminality if pregnancies are not carried out.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 May 2025
If there was suspicion of criminality, the medical examiner would have proceeded with an autopsy.
Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a chronic disease where a person's blood sugar levels are too high and the pancreas does not produce enough insulin.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Trains on the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 lines skipped Times Square as police investigated the incident, which is not believed to be linked to any criminality.
—Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminality
crime
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The season ends with Coop driving away from Jack’s house, rejecting the office life and doubling down on crime.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
30 May 2025
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Former Arkansas state senator Jeremy Hutchinson, who pleaded guilty to crimes of bribery and tax fraud, including filing false federal income tax returns from 2011 to 2014.—
Howard Gleckman,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminality. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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