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as in criminality
activities that are in violation of the laws of the state
a promise by the president to step up the war against crime
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as in offence
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 crime
Rick's movie plan with fake director Frank worked Rick has enlisted his newly sober former partner in crime Frank (Sam Rockwell) into the revenge plot.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The request includes three patrol officers, a traffic and special events sergeant, an internet crimes against children detective, and a digital forensics specialist.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Karma revolves around a fateful accident, which intertwines six lives in a tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
The request includes three patrol officers, a traffic and special events sergeant, an internet crimes against children detective, and a digital forensics specialist.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
Karma revolves around a fateful accident, which intertwines six lives in a tale of karma and crime, where each must face their own dark truths and connections.
—Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Prior to joining Fox News, Alexandra covered breaking news, crime, religion, and the military in the southeast.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crime
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Regarding the migrants sent to Guantánamo Bay, the Trump Administration has not provided sufficient proof of their status and criminality.—
Made by History,
Time,
26 Mar. 2025
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The medical examiner’s office would automatically do an autopsy if foul play or criminality was suspected, but there is none, so the office did not overrule the family’s decision.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2025
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Doing nothing is no longer an option for schools, teen says Around the country, as cases like Mani's continue to pop up, experts expect that shame prevents most victims from coming forward to flag abuses, suspecting that the problem is much more widespread than media reports suggest.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, the term body count itself carries a strong undercurrent of shame, particularly toward women.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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None of that, obviously, defines them as people or reduces them to objects of pity.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
2 Apr. 2025
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The woman hummed softly, lower lip jutting out, expression a little too close to pity for Sam’s liking.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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State investigators found numerous violations there, including a rat infestation, medications not being properly administered, inoperable emergency pull cords in some bedrooms and neglected residents.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Inspectors found seven violations, three of which were high priorities.—
Garfield Hylton,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2025
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Landing in the bottom are Henry (for the sin of a spongy scallion pancake), Paula (for texture issues), and Bailey (for the aforementioned Pile of Stuff).—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2025
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But the occasional poach is perhaps no great sin, more akin to driving over the speed limit than, say, starting a forest fire.—
Mark Sundeen,
Outside Online,
19 Mar. 2025
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The superintendent, 53-year-old Edie Martin, faces a felony charge of failure to report with the intent to conceal, according to jail records.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2025
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Although no felony charges were filed, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office later charged Urias with five misdemeanors: spousal battery, two counts of domestic battery involving a dating relationship, one county of false imprisonment, and one count of assault.—
Dan Schlossberg,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crime. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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