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criminality Definition

crimi·nal·ity (krim′ə nal′ə tē)

noun

  1. the quality, state, or fact of being criminal
  2. pl. criminalities -·ties a criminal action
criminality Synonyms

criminality

n.

  1. Guilt

    culpability, guiltiness, censurability; see guilt.

  2. Misbehavior

    corruption, badness, depravity; see crime 1, evil 1, 2, sin.

criminality Law Definition

n

  1. The state, practice, or quality of being a criminal.
  2. The act or series of acts that constitute a crime.
criminality Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • tackle: I am also keen to keep a firm eye on tackling criminality.
  • organize: Police are determined to tackle incidents of organized criminality with paramilitary links.
  • reduce: Under what conditions should a treatment designed to reduce criminality in adults be evaluated?
  • associate: Associated criminality occurs in a third or more cases of piracy of which Fact is made aware.
  • involve: There is a natural desire to conceal and deny the less savory aspects involving criminality.
  • reflect: You should ensure that the offence(s ) charged is the most appropriate to reflect the criminality of the defendant.

Adjective modifier

  • alleged: And secondly the DUP see alleged criminality, at local level within the nationalist community, as a major issue for them.
  • petty: The Kelly family, which became an extended clan, gained a reputation for petty criminality in back-country Victoria.
  • dual: In removing dual criminality for different offenses, we would ensure that people would not be able to escape justice by crossing borders.
  • armed: The issue of drugs was also linked to armed criminality in the area.
  • serious: These powers will only be used in situations of serious criminality not capable of being addressed by normal criminal legislation.
  • other: They are at much greater risk of being involved in accidents or assaults or caught up in other criminality, " he said.

Modifies a noun

  • check: Is it right that door supervisors could become automatically licensed security officers without the need for further criminality checks?

Noun used with modifier

  • border: In the North West however we will still end up with three forces which will not address fully the problem of cross border criminality.
  • youth: Academic research clearly demonstrates that race itself is neither a causal nor a predictive factor in youth criminality.
  • cross: In the North West however we will still end up with three forces which will not address fully the problem of cross border criminality.
  • gun: This firmly positions gun criminality as a specific area of investigation and strategic development.
  • computer: Definition Computer criminality is a large field whose borders are not always easy to define.

Preposition: in

  • area: The issue of drugs was also linked to armed criminality in the area.

Preposition: of

  • sort: Sinn Féin is also against criminality of any sort.