criminality

Example Sentences

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She acknowledged that foreigners had been victims but put this down to general criminality, which the police needed to deal with, and efforts to undermine the country.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Clearly, the regulatory gloves are off crypto, which as recently as 2024 the FBI called a hive of “pervasive” criminality.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The Met had earlier promised an increased police presence in response to the protest, adding officers would be "alert to any behaviour that crosses the line from protest into criminality".

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The city’s medical examiner later attributed both deaths to drownings, and the police found no evidence of criminality.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

David Braman’s ethnographic research shows that mass incarceration, far from reducing the stigma associated with criminality, actually creates a deep silence in communities of color, one rooted in shame.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander