political crimes
- plural of political crime.
Example Sentences
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This is not as absurd as one might think because in the United States and elsewhere ordinary crimes and political crimes may flip-flop from time to time in the administration of justice.
From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2024
"There is no article in our criminal code for political crimes," he replies.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2023
The committee, in charge of reviewing cases of prisoners held for political crimes, was created in 2016 and had been mostly ineffective in recent years.
From Seattle Times ● May 1, 2022
More than a million prisoners traveled the road, both ordinary convicts and people convicted of political crimes.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2020
Those transported for agrarian offences and political crimes, were often honest men.
From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by West, John
