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Additional motor vehicle charges include operating under suspension, unsafe backing, misuse of plates, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, and no insurance, according to the Milford Police Department.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2025 -
Due to the emergent nature of climate change, a lot of resources are being channelled towards supporting projects and initiatives aimed at mitigating its effects, increasing the risk of misuse.—
Oludolapo Makinde,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Troopers were alerted to the theft when a wrong-way detection system alerted them to a driver going the wrong way on the I-84 West Exit 42 off-ramp, according to Connecticut State Police.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
7 Apr. 2025
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Burglary/Breaking & Entering – The unlawful entry into a building or some other structure to commit a felony or a theft.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2025
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Matthew Mixon, 38, pled guilty in December to misapplication of fiduciary property, according to court documents.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2025
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British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt certainly were not expected to provide aid to Nazi Germany during WWII, yet there is a systematic double standard and misapplication of the law against the Jewish state.—
William Lambers,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Defalcation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/defalcation. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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