life of crime

idiom

: habitual breaking of the law
He turned to a life of crime as a teenager.

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Billy Wagner once justified his life of crime to his younger son. Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Dec. 2024 Bass lived a life of crime, staging multiple major robberies until his death by gunshot wounds on his 27th birthday. Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 11 July 2024 Lucky will have Taylor-Joy playing a young woman who was raised in a life of crime but has left that world behind. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Dec. 2024 The story explores themes of loyalty, family, and the crossroads between a life of crime and a more traditional path. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for life of crime 

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“Life of crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20of%20crime. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.

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