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Recent Examples of noncriminal
The tickets, for violating local ordinances, are considered noncriminal offenses and can be punishable only by a fine.
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Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
In nearly half of those incidents, the misconduct triggered investigations by the Office of Professional Relations (OPR), a division responsible for investigating allegations of serious misconduct, both criminal and noncriminal.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2023
The Grammy winner pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired, a noncriminal traffic violation.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Legislators in Illinois recently proposed a bill that would prohibit traffic stops solely based on noncriminal and minor offenses such as improper vehicle registration, seat belt violations or lane usage mistakes.
—David Levinson, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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Jodi S. Cohen, ProPublica, 25 Nov. 2024
In nearly half of those incidents, the misconduct triggered investigations by the Office of Professional Relations (OPR), a division responsible for investigating allegations of serious misconduct, both criminal and noncriminal.
—Dhruv Mehrotra, WIRED, 17 Apr. 2023
The Grammy winner pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired, a noncriminal traffic violation.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Legislators in Illinois recently proposed a bill that would prohibit traffic stops solely based on noncriminal and minor offenses such as improper vehicle registration, seat belt violations or lane usage mistakes.
—David Levinson, The Conversation, 27 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncriminal
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Trump also is ending the CBP One app, a Biden-era border app that gave legal entry to nearly 1 million migrants.—
Bill Barrow,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Scholars argue that an executive order attempting to reinterpret the Amendment would face substantial legal challenges.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Trump’s instructions would stop the granting of automatic citizenship for children born in the U.S. to mothers who are not legally in the country, unless their father was a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
22 Jan. 2025
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In general, this executive order declares the end of birthright citizenship in circumstances where an individual is born within the United States, but neither of the parents of such child are lawful permanent residents or U.S. citizens.—
Darren T. Case,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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The information requested in this statement is designed to be used only by legitimate filers.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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But as posting about kids has grown into a legitimate industry online, so has discourse about the ethics of turning children into their families’ breadwinners.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
16 Jan. 2025
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The agency also said the plant exceeded allowable bacteria counts for E. coli three times in January and May of 2020 and May 2021.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Jan. 2025
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The 2025 Guidelines harp on the threat of criminal liability and say less about possible allowable information exchanges.—
Alden Abbott,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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Glancing at someone in a public place is always permissible; there’s often a fleeting moment of mutual acknowledgment — perhaps a slight nod or smile — before both parties look away.—
Kwame Anthony Appiah,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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With a conservative Supreme Court majority, challenges to him overstepping permissible powers may ultimately be knocked down, Jones said.—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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The conundrum: how to square the authorized concert film they had been hired to produce with the tour’s deadly turn?—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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In light of conflicts between appointees, Trump family members, the president and other Trump allies with unspecified roles, some waited to receive formal orders from authorized supervisors.—
Jaime L Kucinskas,
The Conversation,
16 Jan. 2025
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To many in the U.S. foreign policy community, giving the Ukrainians carte-blanch was viewed as morally justifiable—why pressure a victim whose sovereignty was just violated?—
Paul Du Quenoy,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Losing by one possession on the road to a conference opponent at the end of a long week with three games is perfectly justifiable.—
Sabreena Merchant,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Noncriminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncriminal. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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