CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
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crime syndicate in CommonParlance
- definition a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
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crime wave in CommonParlance
- definition a sudden rise in the crime rate
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criminal in CommonParlance
- definition bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
- definition guilty of crime or serious offense
- definition involving or being or having the nature of a crime
- definition someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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criminal congress in CommonParlance
- definition forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals
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criminal contempt in CommonParlance
- definition an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice
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criminal conversation in CommonParlance
- definition extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
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criminal court in CommonParlance
- definition a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
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criminal law in CommonParlance
- definition the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
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criminal maintenance in CommonParlance
- definition the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
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criminal negligence in CommonParlance
- definition (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
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criminal offence in CommonParlance
- definition (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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criminal offense in CommonParlance
- definition (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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criminal possession in CommonParlance
- definition (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
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criminal prosecution in CommonParlance
- definition the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
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criminal record in CommonParlance
- definition a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
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criminal suit in CommonParlance
- definition a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
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criminalisation in CommonParlance
- definition legislation that makes something illegal
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criminalise in CommonParlance
- definition declare illegal; outlaw
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criminalism in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being a criminal
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criminality in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being a criminal
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criminalization in CommonParlance
- definition legislation that makes something illegal
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criminalize in CommonParlance
- definition treat as a criminal
- definition declare illegal; outlaw
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criminally in CommonParlance
- definition in a shameful manner
- definition in violation of the law; in a criminal manner
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criminalness in CommonParlance
- definition the state of being a criminal
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criminate in CommonParlance
- definition bring an accusation against; level a charge against
- definition rebuke formally