Examples of commit a crime in a Sentence
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This works out great for Millie, who needs somewhere to live, and also for Nina, who needs someone to handle cleaning, organizing, some light cooking, and maybe commit a crime for her.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
She was arrested and charged with two counts of stalking a minor and two counts of communicating with another to commit a crime in December.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Conspiracy charges mean that two or more persons agreed to commit a crime, and the defendant joined, knowing the purpose of the scheme and intending to help accomplish that purpose.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors charged Spencer with second-degree murder with a gun enhancement penalty, an add-on that increases the maximum potential prison sentence when a firearm is used to commit a crime.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025
She was arrested and charged with two counts of stalking a minor and two counts of communicating with another to commit a crime in December.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 11 Sep. 2025
Conspiracy charges mean that two or more persons agreed to commit a crime, and the defendant joined, knowing the purpose of the scheme and intending to help accomplish that purpose.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Prosecutors charged Spencer with second-degree murder with a gun enhancement penalty, an add-on that increases the maximum potential prison sentence when a firearm is used to commit a crime.
—Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Commit a crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commit%20a%20crime. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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