criminal

Example Sentences

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"The facts have already been fully tested during a criminal trial, which resulted in a jury returning a unanimous not guilty verdict," he said.

From BBC

He also pointed out that only 3% of criminal cases went to a jury trial, adding "there will be a slightly lesser percent after these changes, but that's the change that we're talking about."

From BBC

Nobody wants to be friends with a kid whose mother is a criminal.

From Literature

While Congress and state legislatures have passed reform to soften criminal sentencing laws, immigration detention remains, technically, a civil jurisdiction and outside their scope.

From Salon

Apart from the criminal allegations, Kim has also been the subject of other controversies.

From BBC