noncriminal
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If he was right, the recently disclosed battles over criminalizing noncriminal conduct may be the beginning of the process.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
Historically, ICE has avoided immigration enforcement at and around courthouses, especially over noncriminal proceedings, because they want to encourage people to follow proper immigration procedure.
From Slate • Jun. 7, 2025
He wants to see better and faster response and intervention for noncriminal, disruptive behavior such as cars doing doughnuts.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 1, 2024
“He’s not afraid of this thing. It’s a ridiculous criminalization of a noncriminal dispute, so he’ll be there.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 9, 2023
For regular drivers, a violation would be considered a noncriminal traffic infraction and would count as a moving violation.
From Washington Times • Mar. 17, 2023
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