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 film presents Costello as a refined, thoughtful gentleman who masked his criminality with charitable causes and a respectable veneer, and Genovese as a vengeful, thuggish type who resorts to brutally violent means to achieve his ends.
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Smith would routinely overlook Manson’s criminality and keep him on the streets; Manson and a number of young women in his orbit, many of whom joined the Family, were frequent visitors of the HAFMC and became prominent subjects of Stone’s research.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Police also told the site that Trachtenberg died of natural causes and that criminality was not suspected in her death.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2025
At the time of her death, police said criminality was not suspected.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
Smith would routinely overlook Manson’s criminality and keep him on the streets; Manson and a number of young women in his orbit, many of whom joined the Family, were frequent visitors of the HAFMC and became prominent subjects of Stone’s research.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
Police also told the site that Trachtenberg died of natural causes and that criminality was not suspected in her death.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2025
At the time of her death, police said criminality was not suspected.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminality
crime
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The upcoming film is an English-language reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 crime thriller, High and Low, which was based on Evan Hunter’s (Ed McBain) 1959 novel, King’s Ransom.—
Jessica Bennett,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
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Despite issues with crime in the area, De la Peña, 61, said she never felt threatened by a customer until last month.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminality. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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