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criminality

noun

ˌkri-mə-ˈna-lə-tē

Definition of criminality

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 The Madlanga Commission, a judicial inquiry set up after a senior police commander alleged last year that criminality and political interference had penetrated the justice system, has now sat for more than 180 days. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 The shootings in South Africa are mostly connected to criminality, rather than ideological motive or personal grievance. — ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026 This allows the industry to continue to profit from criminality no matter the astronomical amount of fraud committed. — Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 They will be tasked with assigning a value to a human life in the absence of criminality or gross negligence, a tricky job made harder by vast disagreements between the two sides over how to measure loss. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for criminality

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Xuan’s attorney, Mitchell Krems, previously noted his client had never been convicted of a crime.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
The frontrunner is Marine Le Pen, who has worked for years to make her far-right party, the National Rally, more electable while campaigning on immigration, crime, and denunciation of an out-of-touch political class.

— Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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