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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Despite Curry’s obligations to the NBA, Pally shares that there’s potential for a return, even taking into account the characters’ swings into outright criminality and tough consequences.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
But the government has struggled to explain why the policy exempts neighborhoods where ethnic Danes make up the majority but confront similar problems of education, employment, income and criminality.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Most perpetrators of political violence are not people with a history of criminality.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 18 July 2024
The overwhelming evidence of Trump’s multifaceted criminality is simply denied and/or ignored.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 7 Aug. 2024
But the government has struggled to explain why the policy exempts neighborhoods where ethnic Danes make up the majority but confront similar problems of education, employment, income and criminality.
—Lee Hockstader, Washington Post, 1 July 2024
Most perpetrators of political violence are not people with a history of criminality.
—Vera Bergengruen, TIME, 18 July 2024
The overwhelming evidence of Trump’s multifaceted criminality is simply denied and/or ignored.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 18 May 2024
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminality. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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