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Recent Examples of hooliganism
He had been previously arrested in November 2021 on charges of hooliganism and arrested for 10 days.
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The ban on alcohol consumption in view of the pitch is a UK government legislation that has been in place in the highest five tiers of the men’s game since 1985 in an attempt to deal with hooliganism, a major problem for the sport that decade.
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
That charge came months after his conviction on unrelated charges of violating Russia’s religious liberty and hooliganism laws connected to the burning of a copy of the Quran.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Less appealing, but of material significance to the ground, was football hooliganism.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 13 Feb. 2025
The ban on alcohol consumption in view of the pitch is a UK government legislation that has been in place in the highest five tiers of the men’s game since 1985 in an attempt to deal with hooliganism, a major problem for the sport that decade.
—Jessy Parker Humphreys, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
That charge came months after his conviction on unrelated charges of violating Russia’s religious liberty and hooliganism laws connected to the burning of a copy of the Quran.
—Joedy McCreary, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Less appealing, but of material significance to the ground, was football hooliganism.
—Michael Walker, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hooliganism
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For decades, cannabis was associated with rebellion, subversion, and in some cases, criminality.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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This shift undermines the association of cannabis with criminality or deviance.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2025
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Baldwin also faced an involuntary manslaughter charge in connection with Hutchins’ death, but a judge dismissed the case in the middle of trial last summer due to prosecutorial misconduct and evidence suppression.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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When an instance of misconduct is alleged and the investigation begins to make some headway, the police or corrections officer might quit or retire.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
24 May 2025
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Federal law permits a president to remove an official serving in this post only with cause such as inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance.—
John Kruzel,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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He was charged with 10 counts of principal to simple escape and one count of malfeasance in office for allegedly turning off the water in the cell from which the escapees fled.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2025
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With countless crimes to choose from, the series joins its sister show, American Murder.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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From cold cases cracked decades later to trials still underway, here are 18 fatal crimes that occurred at colleges and universities.—
Corin Cesaric,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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“Hooliganism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hooliganism. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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