criminality

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11

Definition of criminality

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The state of being criminal.
    “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.”
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The state of being criminal.
    “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.”
  2. (uncountable)Criminal activity.
    “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."”
  3. (countable)A criminal act.
    “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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Etymology

From French criminalité, from Latin criminalitas, from Latin criminalis. By surface analysis, criminal + -ity.

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