political crime
noun
a crime considered by a government or state to be committed against it or its interests, or to have been committed with the intent of destabilizing or threatening it or its interests.
political crimes
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pluralof political crime.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Lawyer Hussein Issa sought justice for dozens of people accused of political crimes under the Assads.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2025
Truth commissions are independent or government groups that investigate political crimes and human rights violations.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2022
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
Suspects would not be extradited for political crimes or other matters that are not considered crimes in Hong Kong, he said.
From New York Times ● Mar. 4, 2019
Furthermore, there are other offenses against the law which are not common crimes, and yet are not political crimes in the usual criminological sense .
From Jailed for Freedom by Doris Stevens
