criminal
Example Sentences
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“A 24-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman have been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage. They glued themselves nearby and specialist officers released them, and brought them into police custody,” the statement reads.
From Salon
The police responsible for the region covering Glastonbury said in a statement on Tuesday that, after reviewing the evidence, they concluded that Bob Vylan's act did not meet the threshold for a criminal prosecution.
From Barron's
Not that the children who passed through the Innocenti’s chambers were necessarily parentless: The vast majority were illegitimate, the result of reckless or criminal liaisons their natural parents found it necessary to cover up.
The “60 Minutes” report found that the majority of those deported had non-violent or no criminal records.
From Salon
He knew his friend had a criminal past, but he thought he had moved on.
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