criminal

Example Sentences

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It slandered jurors in criminal trials for refusing to find people guilty for alleged crimes against the government.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Police did not disclosed whether Gibson had a criminal record.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

She added that it was "in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Justice Horace Gray didn’t say that “jurisdiction” means being subject to ordinary criminal or civil law, as opponents of the president’s order maintain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander