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
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