criminal
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That betrayal may have triggered a political and criminal reckoning on both sides of the border.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Rather, what’s odd is that none of them have anything to do with Whitton’s criminal case, which the court was considering.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
Police have not confirmed any attacks on foreigners, although the government has condemned "criminal acts" directed at foreign nationals.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
But enforcement of these laws has long occupied an unusual no-man’s-land in this country, scrambling the standard political lines around criminal justice.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
“What did...did…,” he started to stammer out, because he needed to know what the criminal had done, what made her a criminal.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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