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criminal

[krim-uh-nl] / ˈkrɪm ə nl /




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It says licences could be suspended or withdrawn at the civil standard of proof, even where a criminal prosecution is difficult.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Todd Spitzer has opened a criminal investigation into the potential disaster.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

As the case dragged on and the flak kept coming, Police Scotland's then chief constable Sir Iain Livingstone said their "diligent, thorough and proportionate" criminal inquiry was looking at potential embezzlement.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Kathleen Castle recalled how Hill found a space for her son Jake, then 20 years old and studying criminal justice, to attend the trial one day and then interview her for class.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 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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