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
And why, after the flurry of arrests in 2023, has Chinese law enforcement action slowed despite a resurgence in criminality?
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
The settlement would enable the Murdoch camp to quash the public presentation of evidence by Harry and Watson's legal team —evidence meant to show that the Murdoch daily tabloid the Sun also engaged in widespread criminality in its reporting methods.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Just as traditional banking spawned increasingly sophisticated financial crimes, the cryptocurrency ecosystem has given birth to its own species of corporate criminality.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Potential criminality could also be referred to the Justice Department.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Charlie Campbell, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
The settlement would enable the Murdoch camp to quash the public presentation of evidence by Harry and Watson's legal team —evidence meant to show that the Murdoch daily tabloid the Sun also engaged in widespread criminality in its reporting methods.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 21 Jan. 2025
Just as traditional banking spawned increasingly sophisticated financial crimes, the cryptocurrency ecosystem has given birth to its own species of corporate criminality.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
Potential criminality could also be referred to the Justice Department.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2024
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminality. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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