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  • noun Plural form of criminal.

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Examples

  • I was starting to worry that my dumb little scheme hadn't just been hijacked by criminals -- it had been hijacked by _insane _criminals.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

  • I was starting to worry that my dumb little scheme hadn't just been hijacked by criminals -- it had been hijacked by _insane _criminals.

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2004

  • NoCriminals Ways to not let criminals come to power Have policies which debar criminals from standing in elections Influence political parties to stop fielding criminals in elections Influence people not to vote for criminals in elections Increase the number of educated-literate voters (assuming they make informed choices) Etc. NoCriminals Ways to not let criminals come to power Have policies which debar criminals from standing in elections Influence political parties to stop fielding criminals in elections Influence people not to vote for criminals in elections Increase the number of educated-literate voters (assuming they make informed choices) Etc. NoCriminals Ways to influence people \ "not to vote for criminals\" Engagement driven One-way communication communication While a large section will be only receivers of messages, people, induce Try to inform an important Induce people to seek Try to inform people section of our seek some of them to target about the candidates 'information about the audience will be receivers information about candidates' record candidates in their area record and enable them to + carriers of messages.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • "Haven't you ever wondered why so many criminals, _guilty _criminals, actually turn themselves in after the police have identified them publicly as suspects?

    Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine 2003

  • I use the term criminals because whether or not rape was committed what was done to everyone listed and everyone involved in the fore mentioned is a crime.

    Blogger KING 2008

  • Late last month, Mr. Maliki's security forces initiated a series of crackdowns on what they described as criminals and rogue militias across Shiite-controlled swaths of the country.

    Maliki Gets Boost After Basra 2008

  • What helps the criminals is the fact that few are interested in prosecution once a victim is released, the police officer says.

    All’s not well with Orwell 2004

  • Our first indications today came from Iraq's Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari, who's in Istanbul, and he was saying -- suggesting that the date could be brought forward as a challenge to what he described as criminals, as Saddamists and insurgents, those antidemocratic forces trying to disrupt the handover.

    CNN Transcript Jun 28, 2004 2004

  • The Algerian army was merely helping to fight what he described as criminals hiding in bushes.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1998

  • Better known as electronic tagging, the system allows some short term criminals to be released from prison early with certain conditions attached.

    Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011

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