as in crime
activities that are in violation of the laws of the state
a report on the drop in criminality in large urban centers
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Recent Examples of criminality
Durov was arrested in France in 2024 and charged with enabling various forms of criminality on his app.
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Protesters held banners decrying criminality and calling for law and order.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Far from accidental, these highly intentional strikes are one of the untold stories of Russian criminality.
—U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
The government's social media posts for those six instead rely upon the charges and arrests as evidence of their criminality, even though arrests don't always lead to charges and charges can be dismissed.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
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Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Protesters held banners decrying criminality and calling for law and order.
—Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
Far from accidental, these highly intentional strikes are one of the untold stories of Russian criminality.
—U.s. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2026
The government's social media posts for those six instead rely upon the charges and arrests as evidence of their criminality, even though arrests don't always lead to charges and charges can be dismissed.
—Huo Jingnan, NPR, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminality
crime
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The evidence relating to these crimes was of special interest, given that Kirwan’s murder and Gately’s surveillance are also part of the charge against Kinahan.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Butts is charged with one count of false pretenses ($100,000 or more), three counts of false pretenses ($50,000 or more but less than $100,000), two counts of false pretenses ($20,000 or more but less than $50,000), 12 counts of identity theft, and two counts of using a computer to commit a crime.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminality. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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