Criminality

Quick meaning: Criminality is a noun meaning (uncountable) The state of being criminal.

Meaning

(uncountable) The state of being criminal.

More Meanings

1. (uncountable) Criminal activity.
2. (countable) A criminal act.

Example Sentences

rampant criminality

A more limited universe of studies specifically examine criminality among immigrants in the U.S. illegally but also find that they do not commit crimes at a higher rate.

The memorandum of understanding between the Rail Accident Investigation Branch, the Office of Rail and Road and the police states: "In the absence of a clear indication that serious criminality has caused the accident, RAIB will normally have precedence in respect of the investigation and will assume lead responsibility for the investigation."

The storm-centre of a combined newspaper attack lasting for months, Daylight's character had been torn to shreds. There was no fact in his history that had not been distorted into a criminality or a vice. This public making of him over into an iniquitous monster had pretty well crushed any lingering hope he had of getting acquainted with Dede Mason.

Word Forms

• criminalities

Synonyms for criminality

Depending on context, synonyms include criminalness, atrociousness, awfulness, badness, corruption, corruptness.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include criminalness, criminalism, crime, criminal, criminalisation, criminalization.

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