noncriminal
adjective
not involving criminal acts, activities, or laws.
noncriminals
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pluralof noncriminal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The L.A. region’s surge in arrests of noncriminals has been more dramatic than the U.S. as a whole: Arrests of immigrants with no criminal convictions climbed nationally from 57% in April to 69% in June.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 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
In some facilities, immigrants with criminal records were housed with noncriminals, the report said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 15, 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
