as in criminal
a person who commits moral wrongs
among history's imperial immoralists, few can compare with the Roman emperor Caligula
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Cruz, the son of an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador who came to the U.S. in the 1970s, said he’s angered by the federal government’s portrayal that anyone without documents living in the United States is a criminal.—
Summer Lin,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2025 -
Their records contain sensitive personal information, that, if leaked, could allow criminals to steal the identities of unsuspecting customers.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 June 2025
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New threats emerge, including a ruthless new villain (Bill Skarsgård) and a blind assassin from Wick’s past, played by Donnie Yen in a standout performance.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 June 2025
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Nicholas Hoult plays the film’s villain, the megalomaniac super-genius Lex Luthor.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
5 June 2025
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In reality, Phil was more interested in calling all of us sinners to forge a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
26 May 2025
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His tenure was short-lived, however: within a year, he was declared a sinner and imprisoned by another Acholi prophet: Joseph Kony.—
Manvir Singh,
New Yorker,
17 May 2025
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The burden of your inquiry into this wrongful closure should rest squarely on the wrongdoer’s shoulders, not on those of the innocent public trying to access their beloved knoll.—
Letters To The Editor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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In the early days of the Trump Administration, Kirk’s case was pursued in a rhetorical climate of law and order in which wrongdoers would be held accountable.—
Mike Fox,
Oc Register,
12 May 2025
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“Immoralist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/immoralist. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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