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Let me completely condemn these sickening scenes; scenes of looting, scenes of vandalism, scenes of thieving, scenes of people attacking police, of people even attacking firefighters. This is criminality pure and simple and it has to be confronted.
David Cameron

Meaning of "criminality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRIMINALITY

criminality  [ˌkrɪmɪˈnælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRIMINALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Criminality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRIMINALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

criminality

Crime

In ordinary language, the term crime denotes an unlawful act punishable by a state. The term crime does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition, though statutory definitions have been provided for certain purposes. The most popular view is that crime is a category created by law. One proposed definition is that a crime, also called an offence or a criminal offence, is an act harmful not only to some individual, but also to the community or the state. Such acts are forbidden and punishable by law. The idea that acts like murder, rape and theft are prohibited exists all around the world. What precisely is a criminal offence is defined by criminal law of each country. While many have a catalogue of crimes called the criminal code, in some common law countries no such comprehensive statute exists. The state has the power to severely restrict one's liberty for committing a crime. Therefore, in modern societies, a criminal procedure must be adhered to during the investigation and trial.

Definition of criminality in the English dictionary

The definition of criminality in the dictionary is the state or quality of being criminal. Other definition of criminality is a criminal act or practice.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CRIMINALITY


additionality
əˌdɪʃəˈnælɪtɪ
banality
bəˈnælɪtɪ
cardinality
ˌkɑːdɪˈnælɪtɪ
carnality
kɑːˈnælɪtɪ
commonality
ˌkɒməˈnælɪtɪ
constitutionality
ˌkɒnstɪˌtjuːʃəˈnælɪtɪ
emotionality
ɪˌməʊʃəˈnælɪtɪ
externality
ˌɛkstɜːˈnælɪtɪ
finality
faɪˈnælɪtɪ
internationality
ˌɪntəˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ
irrationality
ɪˌræʃəˈnælɪtɪ
marginality
ˌmɑːdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ
nationality
ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ
originality
əˌrɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ
penality
pɪˈnælɪtɪ
personality
ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ
proportionality
prəˌpɔːʃəˈnælɪtɪ
rationality
ˌræʃəˈnælɪtɪ
tonality
təʊˈnælɪtɪ
venality
viːˈnælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRIMINALITY

criminal justice system
criminal law
criminal lawyer
criminal negligence
criminal offence
criminal proceedings
criminal profiling
criminal record
Criminal Records Bureau
criminal wrongdoing
criminalese
criminalisation
criminalist
criminalistics
criminalities
criminalization
criminalize
criminally
criminally insane

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRIMINALITY

ability
air quality
augmented reality
confidentiality
equality
functionality
homosexuality
hospitality
in reality
inequality
locality
low-quality
morality
mortality
municipality
quality
reality
sexuality
speciality
spirituality
vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of criminality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CRIMINALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «criminality» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of criminality

Translation of «criminality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRIMINALITY

Find out the translation of criminality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of criminality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «criminality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

犯罪
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

criminalidad
570 millions of speakers

English

criminality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपराधिता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الإجرام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

преступность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

criminalidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অপরাধিত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

criminalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jenayah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kriminalität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

犯罪性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

범죄
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kriminalitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tính cách trọng tội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குற்றம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपराधीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

suç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

delinquenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kryminalistyka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

злочинність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

criminalitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκληματικότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kriminaliteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

straffbarhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kriminalitet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of criminality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRIMINALITY»

The term «criminality» is regularly used and occupies the 57.638 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRIMINALITY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «criminality» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «criminality» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about criminality

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10 QUOTES WITH «CRIMINALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word criminality.
1
Bob Brown
I have seen such an immense change from the total repression and criminality of homosexuality in my lifetime. It does make me much more buoyant and optimistic about the future. If that change can occur in that time there's hope for many other changes.
2
David Cameron
Let me completely condemn these sickening scenes; scenes of looting, scenes of vandalism, scenes of thieving, scenes of people attacking police, of people even attacking firefighters. This is criminality pure and simple and it has to be confronted.
3
George Eads
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.
4
Peter Hain
What's crucial is that the IRA produce a credible statement that paramilitary and criminality activity is a thing of the past. That they are committed to a future which is exclusively peaceful and democratic.
5
Charlie Hunnam
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.
6
Thomas Langmann
When my father made 'Jean de Florette' and 'Manon des Sources' back to back, everybody said, 'Why two movies?' But you need two movies to show how criminality evolves, and to tell the story: You can't show a man in love with so many women in one big biopic.
7
Theresa May
Anti-social behaviour still blights lives, wrecks communities and provides a pathway to criminality.
8
Antonin Scalia
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.
9
Maj Sjowall
We wanted to describe society from our Left point of view. Per had written political books, but they'd only sold 300 copies. We realised that people read crime and through the stories we could show the reader that under the official image of welfare-state Sweden there was another layer of poverty, criminality and brutality.
10
Elizabeth Strout
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.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRIMINALITY»

Discover the use of criminality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to criminality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Causes and Cures of Criminality
The title that the authors have chosen for this book, The Causes and Cures of Criminality, suggests that it may be just another book specu lating on the sociological evils that need to be put right for "everything in the garden to be lovely ...
Hans J. Eysenck, Gisli H. Gudjonsson, 1989
2
Vaccination, Social Violence, and Criminality: The Medical ...
Vaccination, Social Violence, and Criminality will become a cornerstone in the ongoing debate about childhood vaccinations.
Harris L. Coulter, 1990
3
State Criminality: The Crime of All Crimes
Referencing a broad range of cases of state crime and international institutions of control, State Criminality provides a general framework and survey-style discussion of the field for teaching undergraduate and graduate students, and ...
Dawn Rothe, 2009
4
Female Crime, Criminals, and Cellmates: An Exploration of ...
The work concludes with a discussion of female offenders in the custody of correctional authorities.
Ronald B. Flowers, 1995
5
Figures of Criminality in Indonesia, the Philippines, and ...
A complex examination of "criminality" and "the criminal" as constructs and active presences in Southeast Asia. Contributors explore such themes as surveillance, incarceration, law and custom, secrecy, and corruption.
Vicente L. Rafael, Socia1 Science Research Council (U.S.), 1999
6
Reconstructing Criminality in Latin America
This book is ideal for criminal justice, sociology, and Latin American social history courses.
Carlos A. Aguirre, Robert Buffington, 2001
7
Of Crime and Criminality: The Use of Theory in Everyday Life
This collection of original essays is an innovative, effective way to teach crime theory to undergraduates.
Sally Simpson, Robert Agnew, 2000
8
Crime and Criminality: Causes and Consequences
This concise but thorough introductory textbook bridges the gap between theory and the real world of crime and criminal justice.
Ronald D. Hunter, Mark L. Dantzker, 2012
9
Minorities and Criminality
This exceptional volume explores historical mistreatment of these minority groups, current trends in victimization, patterns in criminal behavior, arrest and imprisonment among minority group members, theoretical models in criminality, ...
Ronald B. Flowers, 1990
10
The criminality of women
The author tries to demonstrate that "we have little choice but to accept the conclusion that the numerical sex differential in crime as visualized in the past is a myth."
Otto Pollak, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRIMINALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term criminality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Is Trump Right?
Shouldn't it be easy to determine the criminality rate of illegal immigrants by, for example, determining the place of origin for those currently in ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
2
Thief jailed for raiding elderly woman's Cleethorpes home as she …
... www.immobilise.com so it can be identified and returned if lost or stolen and by calling Humberside Police with information about criminality. «Grimsby Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Identity theft will strike one in four
City of London Police Commander Steve Head said: “Identity crime is a key facilitator to committing further criminality, evading detection from ... «Hinckley Times, Jul 15»
4
Bill Cosby, Speech Criminal
He broke it because he didn't like a speech Cosby gave blaming family and community breakdown for increased criminality and crass culture ... «The Federalist, Jul 15»
5
PSNI acted correctly in not prosecuting Gerry Adams
But he said that senior officers assessed the potential for criminality against the relevant law and advised that there was insufficient evidence to ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
6
£1million in cash discovered during drugs raid in Melling
We are relentless in our pursuit and will act on any information we receive in relation to criminality, and as we have today, take action.”. «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
7
Advocates defend choice to help illegal immigrants
Republicans Donald Trump and Ben Carson both attacked the concept as creating havens of criminality. “We don't believe in harboring ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
8
Nearly $100000 seized at North Portal port
“For this case, the man was eventually released and then refused entry and returned to the United States, because previous criminality made ... «Estevan Mercury, Jul 15»
9
Bring on the CBI: Shivraj Chouhan is right to be cocky about the …
For him, corruption and criminality have to be conclusively proven in a court. If this doesn't happen, Modi doesn't believe in action. We saw ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
10
Let's retire the term 'black on black' crime, focus instead on gang …
... while not allowing the conversation to devolve into a ridiculous and anti-intellectual theorizing on the inherent criminality of Blackness. «The Grio, Jul 15»

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