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a breaking of a moral or legal code
anyone who commits a crime should expect to be punished for it
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Recent Examples of crimes
The center says identity crimes have shifted from isolated events into more layered cases that can spread across multiple accounts and institutions.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
In a press release, Bonta reiterated his commitment to combating hate in California, and said the data obtained are accessible and critical to stopping such crimes in the state.
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Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
During this visit to shore, his 12th, his crimes have included picking fights with parked cars and smashing through barriers erected to keep him off roads.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
The ongoing National Guard experiment, the report found, has resulted in fewer opportunistic and property crimes.
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Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
Callamard warned that the RSF will repeat these crimes until they are stopped, and that the people of El-Obeid are in serious danger.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
3 July 2026
Tyson had an Arthur hearing, which allows judges to consider setting bonds for defendants charged with crimes that aren’t normally eligible for bail.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
But by Coser’s account, the man went on to rob several more people in the same camera-dense area, and one of those crimes gave Gabriel the plate that led to his arrest.
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Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
The nature of the crimes isn’t necessarily the problem.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
4 July 2026
In a press release, Bonta reiterated his commitment to combating hate in California, and said the data obtained are accessible and critical to stopping such crimes in the state.
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Jazmin Alvarado,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2026
During this visit to shore, his 12th, his crimes have included picking fights with parked cars and smashing through barriers erected to keep him off roads.
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ABC News,
3 July 2026
The ongoing National Guard experiment, the report found, has resulted in fewer opportunistic and property crimes.
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Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
Callamard warned that the RSF will repeat these crimes until they are stopped, and that the people of El-Obeid are in serious danger.
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Janine Di Giovanni,
Vanity Fair,
3 July 2026
Tyson had an Arthur hearing, which allows judges to consider setting bonds for defendants charged with crimes that aren’t normally eligible for bail.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
But by Coser’s account, the man went on to rob several more people in the same camera-dense area, and one of those crimes gave Gabriel the plate that led to his arrest.
—
Harry Booth,
Time,
26 June 2026
The nature of the crimes isn’t necessarily the problem.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimes
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While his character jokes casually about the shames of flying commercial, Ruck apologizes several times when referencing that, after 40 years of acting, work trips are often flown first class.
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Lawyers in the gas station lawsuit assert that technology is enabling antitrust violations.
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Beijing has and been accused of serious human violations, including large-scale arbitrary detention of Uyghur and other Muslim minorities, in Xinjiang.
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Do not allow the sins of the past to overwhelm, to drown the present.
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That relationship was based on sinners confessing their sins to this vicar.
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Alnaji pleaded guilty on May 5 to involuntary manslaughter and battery causing serious bodily injury, both felonies, as well as a special allegation of causing great bodily injury, the district attorney’s office said.
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Angelina Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, both Russians with a current address in East Orange, New Jersey, were charged with multiple felonies in Manhattan Criminal Court including reckless endangerment, burglary and other charges.
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Look, of the outrages, these are like the least among them, as far as being upset with the administration, with the president.
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More recently, Tandy Hills experienced issues with ATVs being driven through the park and damaging wildflowers, sparking outrages on social media from people who demanded the city take action.
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In addition to families reflecting on their experiences as patients, numerous NUH staff members detailed wrongdoings by the healthcare system.
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But despite Clark’s wrongdoings on and off the course, the decorum of being a golf patron, especially at a major championship, is paramount.
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In order to keep his misdeeds a secret, Beau killed Lester.
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There are now over 100 lawsuits accusing Combs of such misdeeds.
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“Crimes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimes. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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