criminal

Example Sentences

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Under growing pressure, the government appointed a special investigator to probe whether current and former soldiers should face criminal charges.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The ruling also creates an extraordinary asymmetry in criminal proceedings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

“Choosing not to file or pay as a form of protest can result in penalties, interest, and potentially criminal liability for willful noncompliance,” she added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Unlike the city’s homicide detectives, her students in the department of criminology and criminal justice had nothing but time on their hands, even if they didn’t always realize it.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Some of the pressure to find work comes directly from the criminal justice system.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander