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a breaking of a moral or legal code
anyone who commits a crime should expect to be punished for it
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Recent Examples of crimes
But this street is no stranger to juveniles committing car crimes.
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Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Biden also commuted the sentences of 1,500 people who had been placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and also pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Phishing is when bad actors attempt to obtain sensitive information to commit crimes or fraud.
—Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Mayes noted that there are hundreds of people on monitoring that need movement to address their needs, and most don’t commit new crimes.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
In just the first three months of 2024, there were 1,719 crimes on LA Metro.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Their charges can range from low-level public disturbances to more serious crimes.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
But the knock has long been that the technology is overly complicated and offers nothing that the modern financial system can’t already do—that crypto is a technological solution in search of a problem (at least for people who don’t want to use it to commit crimes).
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
By requiring tougher punishment for some theft and drug crimes, it’s expected to increase spending on jails and prisons.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Earlier this month, Biden also commuted the sentences of 1,500 people who had been placed on home confinement during the COVID-19 pandemic and also pardoning 39 others convicted of nonviolent crimes.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
Phishing is when bad actors attempt to obtain sensitive information to commit crimes or fraud.
—Audrey Nguyen, NPR, 24 Dec. 2024
Mayes noted that there are hundreds of people on monitoring that need movement to address their needs, and most don’t commit new crimes.
—Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
In just the first three months of 2024, there were 1,719 crimes on LA Metro.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Their charges can range from low-level public disturbances to more serious crimes.
—Eva Wen, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
But the knock has long been that the technology is overly complicated and offers nothing that the modern financial system can’t already do—that crypto is a technological solution in search of a problem (at least for people who don’t want to use it to commit crimes).
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
By requiring tougher punishment for some theft and drug crimes, it’s expected to increase spending on jails and prisons.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimes
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If there was one, luxury brands operating there would be complicit of economic sanctions violations, if not in the letter, at least in the spirit if most purchases were indeed brought to Russia.—
Stéphane JG Girod,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Accountability mechanisms would have to be built in to ensure violations come at a cost.—
Samuel Charap,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
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Broadway is charged with four Level 6 felonies, maintaining a common nuisance, unlawful possession of a syringe and two counts of drug possession; and misdemeanor counts of resisting law enforcement and possession of paraphernalia.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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David Stephens, 56, was charged with distribution of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia, both felonies.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Crimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimes. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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