criminality
noun
crim·i·nal·i·ty
ˌkri-mə-ˈna-lə-tē 
1
: the quality or state of being criminal
2
: criminal activity
urban criminality
Examples of criminality in a Sentence
a report on the drop in criminality in large urban centers
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Police also told the site that Trachtenberg died of natural causes and that criminality was not suspected in her death.
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At the time of her death, police said criminality was not suspected.
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Ultimately, though, his life took an entirely different path into international criminality, an extradition request from the Japanese government and the kind of story that feels like a Netflix mini-series in the making.
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In their acts of terrorism, cruelty, and crime, the Zionist regime has reached a new level in the history of human criminality in the world.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
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Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 Apr. 2025
At the time of her death, police said criminality was not suspected.
—Kierra Frazier, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2025
Ultimately, though, his life took an entirely different path into international criminality, an extradition request from the Japanese government and the kind of story that feels like a Netflix mini-series in the making.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
In their acts of terrorism, cruelty, and crime, the Zionist regime has reached a new level in the history of human criminality in the world.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for criminality
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“Criminality.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminality. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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criminality
noun
crim·i·nal·i·ty
ˌkri-mə-ˈna-lə-tē
1
: the quality or state of being criminal
can't understand the criminality of his act
2
: crime sense 3
violent criminality
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