as in offenders
a person who has committed a crime
car thieves, pickpockets, burglars, and other criminals
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Recent Examples of criminals
Many criminals use generative AI to improve the grammar and believability of their phishing emails and scripts.
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Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Yet due to extremists in the gun lobby, the ATF's rule to stop criminals from getting ghost guns is under threat.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
At Tuesday's hearing, Democrats and Republicans were in agreement than dangerous migrant criminals needed to be deported, but they were divided over the idea that undocumented migrants without criminal records should also be removed.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Alvin Bragg has failed to uphold the law, protect victims, and hold violent criminals accountable.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
On immigration, most Democratic governors agree that violent criminals need to be deported, noting that it's always been the case that local and state law enforcement work with federal authorities on investigating crimes.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
According to The Sun, the RT-G’s AI capabilities include facial recognition to identify known criminals and detect disturbances.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Most recently, Dawson starred in and produced Midnight, a gripping thriller centered on a young woman (Alexandra Shipp) pursued by international criminals, led by Milla Jovovich.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
However, critics argue crypto doesn’t solve these problems and introduces others, including high environmental costs and challenges in regulation, which attract money launderers, criminals, and scammers.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Craig Costigan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Yet due to extremists in the gun lobby, the ATF's rule to stop criminals from getting ghost guns is under threat.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
At Tuesday's hearing, Democrats and Republicans were in agreement than dangerous migrant criminals needed to be deported, but they were divided over the idea that undocumented migrants without criminal records should also be removed.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Alvin Bragg has failed to uphold the law, protect victims, and hold violent criminals accountable.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
On immigration, most Democratic governors agree that violent criminals need to be deported, noting that it's always been the case that local and state law enforcement work with federal authorities on investigating crimes.
—Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
According to The Sun, the RT-G’s AI capabilities include facial recognition to identify known criminals and detect disturbances.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
Most recently, Dawson starred in and produced Midnight, a gripping thriller centered on a young woman (Alexandra Shipp) pursued by international criminals, led by Milla Jovovich.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2024
However, critics argue crypto doesn’t solve these problems and introduces others, including high environmental costs and challenges in regulation, which attract money launderers, criminals, and scammers.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Criminals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminals. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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