Definition of criminality in English:
criminality
noun krɪmɪˈnalɪtikrɪməˈnælədi
mass nounBehaviour that is contrary to or forbidden by criminal law.
a regime that sanctions organized criminality
Example sentencesExamples
- More than ten different motives for the crime are being investigated, such are the wide-ranging lines of criminality associated with the gang.
- Criminality is also deterring investment and production in agriculture.
- Criminality, we trust, will be investigated and punished.
- Yet, his behavior during this whole episode does not square with the criminality that the government is alleging.
- He is not proud of his criminality, but he also doesn't make excuses for it.
- He swept away much of the petty criminality that financed other illegal activities in the city.
- We have our fair share of criminality, but we also have a strict legal environment where it is quite clear how criminals must be dealt with.
- To find evidence of motive and intention to commit fraud, prosecutors look for evidence of criminality.
- Rather than report Alonzo for his criminality, he will simply walk away.
- The film explores more important issues than the criminality of one corporation.
Definition of criminality in US English:
criminality
nounkrɪməˈnælədikriməˈnalədē
Behavior that is contrary to or forbidden by criminal law.
a regime that sanctions organized criminality
Example sentencesExamples
- He swept away much of the petty criminality that financed other illegal activities in the city.
- More than ten different motives for the crime are being investigated, such are the wide-ranging lines of criminality associated with the gang.
- He is not proud of his criminality, but he also doesn't make excuses for it.
- To find evidence of motive and intention to commit fraud, prosecutors look for evidence of criminality.
- Criminality is also deterring investment and production in agriculture.
- The film explores more important issues than the criminality of one corporation.
- Criminality, we trust, will be investigated and punished.
- Yet, his behavior during this whole episode does not square with the criminality that the government is alleging.
- We have our fair share of criminality, but we also have a strict legal environment where it is quite clear how criminals must be dealt with.
- Rather than report Alonzo for his criminality, he will simply walk away.