Criminality

Definitions

1. The state of being criminal.
   uncountable
2. Criminal activity.
   uncountable
3. A criminal act.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“rampant criminality”

“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.”

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