criminal offense

Example Sentences

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Winston Churchill once quipped that if he were the world’s dictator, he would “make it a criminal offense for anyone to go around bothering molecules. And the little atom would be left in peace forever.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

"It should be a criminal offense, and we are going to launch a campaign," Sheinbaum said, adding that she had suffered similar attacks in her youth.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

In the three years since Los Angeles banned landlords from harassing tenants and made violating the rules a criminal offense, more than 13,000 complaints alleging harassment have been filed with the housing department.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2024

Maybe they do articulate a different view of what it means to not have unanimity on the methods and means of a criminal offense.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2024

Mass action was perilous in South Africa, where it was a criminal offense for an African to strike, and where the rights of free speech and movement were unmercifully curtailed.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela