noncriminal
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noncriminals
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The medical examiner cited complications related to a respiratory virus and ruled the death as noncriminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
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
Mayor Karen Bass campaigned on rebuilding the LAPD’s ranks, while also investing in violence prevention programs and alternatives to police for nonviolent, noncriminal calls for service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2024
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
That number, which didn’t include noncriminal bias incidents, was likely an undercount, because many hate crimes go unreported by victims or uncategorized by police, he suggested.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
He and others in the administration have pushed back on the idea that agents are going after noncriminals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025
Mr. Abbott has characterized critics’ concerns as “fear mongering,” and said that the law does not pose problems for noncriminals.
From New York Times ● Jun. 3, 2018
Elzea said it can take time to remove someone from the United States, but the number of noncriminals deported is higher this year, while the number of criminals who were deported fell.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2017
For instance, one study compared the cholesterol measurements of nearly 80,000 Swedes who’d enrolled in a health-screening project against police records and found that violent criminals had significantly lower cholesterol levels than noncriminals.
From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2011
Dr. Cressey describes the psychology: "A group in which Criminal A joins with some noncriminals to change Criminal B is probably most effective in changing Criminal A."
From Time Magazine Archive
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