Criminality
noun
The act or quality of being involved in illegal activities.
Policies to reduce the level of criminality in inner cities have made some progress
Often appears as...
- level of criminality
- criminality rate
noun
The tendency to commit a crime or illegal conduct.
This study aims to understand the root cause of criminality
Often appears as...
- cause of criminality
- reduce criminality
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Academic
noun
Something that is wrong and against the law.
The judge pointed out the criminality of the corporate scheme
Often appears as...
- criminality of act
- criminality in court
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Formal
noun
The act or quality of being involved in illegal activities.
Policies to reduce the level of criminality in inner cities have made some progress
Often appears as...
- level of criminality
- criminality rate
noun
The tendency to commit a crime or illegal conduct.
This study aims to understand the root cause of criminality
Often appears as...
- cause of criminality
- reduce criminality
Usage tips
Academic
noun
Something that is wrong and against the law.
The judge pointed out the criminality of the corporate scheme
Often appears as...
- criminality of act
- criminality in court
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Broader Context
Use 'criminality' to discuss broader issues involving illegal activities in society or groups.
The documentary examined the criminality pervading the organization.
Pro Tip 2/3Crime Prevention
'Criminality' is used when talking about efforts to stop illegal activities before they occur.
Community programs have been effective in lowering criminality rates.
Pro Tip 3/3Statistical Use
'Criminality index' is a term used in research or reports to discuss the extent of crime in an area.
The city's criminality index has risen by 10% this year.
Pro Tip 1/3Broader Context
Use 'criminality' to discuss broader issues involving illegal activities in society or groups.
The documentary examined the criminality pervading the organization.
Pro Tip 2/3Crime Prevention
'Criminality' is used when talking about efforts to stop illegal activities before they occur.
Community programs have been effective in lowering criminality rates.
Pro Tip 3/3Statistical Use
'Criminality index' is a term used in research or reports to discuss the extent of crime in an area.
The city's criminality index has risen by 10% this year.
Pro Tip 1/3Broader Context
Use 'criminality' to discuss broader issues involving illegal activities in society or groups.
The documentary examined the criminality pervading the organization.
Pro Tip 2/3Crime Prevention
'Criminality' is used when talking about efforts to stop illegal activities before they occur.
Community programs have been effective in lowering criminality rates.
Pro Tip 3/3Statistical Use
'Criminality index' is a term used in research or reports to discuss the extent of crime in an area.
The city's criminality index has risen by 10% this year.
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Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
have a reason to want to hide and to care about their privacy. This worldview is implicitly grounded in the proposition that there are two kinds of people in the world, good people and bad people. Bad people are those who plot terrorist attacks or who engage in violent criminality
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Paddy Ashdown: The...
unregulated space -- space not subject to the rule of law -- becomes populated, not just by the things you wanted -- international trade, the Internet, etc. -- but also by the things you don't want -- international criminality, international terrorism.
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Hire the hackers! -...
his obsession with gaming as a teenager led him to hacking and he was soon controlling huge servers around the world where he stored his games that he had cracked and pirated his slider into criminality was incremental and when he
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The era of blind faith...
in many cities and towns, and we have plenty of evidence of biased policing and justice system data. And we actually do predict hotspots, places where crimes will occur. And we do predict, in fact, the individual criminality,
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Jason McCue: Terrorism...
is, how do you perceive it? Because perception leads to your response to it. So if you have a traditional perception of terrorism, it would be that it's one of criminality, one of war. So how are you going to respond to it?
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Misha Glenny: Hire the...
And he was soon controlling huge servers around the world where he stored his games that he had cracked and pirated. His slide into criminality was incremental. And when he finally woke up to his situation
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Equipping change makers...
maker for me is her now the montero cunado was the man who invented kidnapping in brazil he was consultant in innovation in criminality for the most important drug dealers gang in rail
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The weird history of the...
suggesting that this extra Y chromosome could explain criminality in some men. Yeah. So the logic goes like By this point, we're thinking Y is male. We think male is aggressive,
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How your brain decides...
he will discover the face of criminality. But to his surprise, the composite portrait that he produces is beautiful. Galton's surprising finding raises deep
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See the Sparks That Set...
we must never allow anybody to naturalize criminality to make crimes look like
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
have a reason to want to hide and to care about their privacy. This worldview is implicitly grounded in the proposition that there are two kinds of people in the world, good people and bad people. Bad people are those who plot terrorist attacks or who engage in violent criminality
Video examples
Paddy Ashdown: The...
unregulated space -- space not subject to the rule of law -- becomes populated, not just by the things you wanted -- international trade, the Internet, etc. -- but also by the things you don't want -- international criminality, international terrorism.
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Hire the hackers! -...
his obsession with gaming as a teenager led him to hacking and he was soon controlling huge servers around the world where he stored his games that he had cracked and pirated his slider into criminality was incremental and when he
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The era of blind faith...
in many cities and towns, and we have plenty of evidence of biased policing and justice system data. And we actually do predict hotspots, places where crimes will occur. And we do predict, in fact, the individual criminality,
Video examples
Jason McCue: Terrorism...
is, how do you perceive it? Because perception leads to your response to it. So if you have a traditional perception of terrorism, it would be that it's one of criminality, one of war. So how are you going to respond to it?
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Misha Glenny: Hire the...
And he was soon controlling huge servers around the world where he stored his games that he had cracked and pirated. His slide into criminality was incremental. And when he finally woke up to his situation
Video examples
Equipping change makers...
maker for me is her now the montero cunado was the man who invented kidnapping in brazil he was consultant in innovation in criminality for the most important drug dealers gang in rail
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The weird history of the...
suggesting that this extra Y chromosome could explain criminality in some men. Yeah. So the logic goes like By this point, we're thinking Y is male. We think male is aggressive,
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How your brain decides...
he will discover the face of criminality. But to his surprise, the composite portrait that he produces is beautiful. Galton's surprising finding raises deep
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See the Sparks That Set...
we must never allow anybody to naturalize criminality to make crimes look like
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Quote examples
Charlie Hunnam
English Actor
A lot of my friends are gangsters. Not like gangsters - well, yeah, all sorts of levels of criminality - but not the types that are preying on innocent people. I have no interest in the type of criminality that has no respect for collateral damage.
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Elizabeth Strout
American Author
I've always been tremendously interested in criminal law. It goes to a deep interest I have in prisons and the criminal element, and what we do as a society with it. I've always been touched by the idea of criminality.
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Charles Kennedy
British Politician
We believe that government in Britain is there to protect people from terrorism and from the worst criminality, but never at the expense of our civil liberties and the basic tenets of our legal system.
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George Eads
American Actor
I think what's always been interesting to me than the science and the criminality with this job is what happens to your persona, your disposition, after day in and day out dealing with life and death.
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Edward Snowden
American Activist
We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence.
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James Watkins
English Director
We think criminality is something that exists in somehow another world to us. But actually, there is an invisible criminal web in which we are all enveloped.
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Antonin Scalia
American Judge
There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
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Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexican Statesman
Acting aggressively will allow our youth to aspire for better-paid jobs and find alternatives to criminality.
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Mark Frost
American Novelist
Criminality is a basic part of human nature.
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Charlie Hunnam
English Actor
A lot of my friends are gangsters. Not like gangsters - well, yeah, all sorts of levels of criminality - but not the types that are preying on innocent people. I have no interest in the type of criminality that has no respect for collateral damage.
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Elizabeth Strout
American Author
I've always been tremendously interested in criminal law. It goes to a deep interest I have in prisons and the criminal element, and what we do as a society with it. I've always been touched by the idea of criminality.
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Charles Kennedy
British Politician
We believe that government in Britain is there to protect people from terrorism and from the worst criminality, but never at the expense of our civil liberties and the basic tenets of our legal system.
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George Eads
American Actor
I think what's always been interesting to me than the science and the criminality with this job is what happens to your persona, your disposition, after day in and day out dealing with life and death.
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Edward Snowden
American Activist
We have seen enough criminality on the part of government. It is hypocritical to make this allegation against me. They have narrowed the public sphere of influence.
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James Watkins
English Director
We think criminality is something that exists in somehow another world to us. But actually, there is an invisible criminal web in which we are all enveloped.
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Antonin Scalia
American Judge
There is nothing new in the realization that the Constitution sometimes insulates the criminality of a few in order to protect the privacy of us all.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
The enemy is within the gates; it is with our own luxury, our own folly, our own criminality that we have to contend.
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Enrique Pena Nieto
Mexican Statesman
Acting aggressively will allow our youth to aspire for better-paid jobs and find alternatives to criminality.
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Mark Frost
American Novelist
Criminality is a basic part of human nature.
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