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Criminality

The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt.

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Guilt 76% connected

The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from morally wrong action; the state of one who…

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Guiltiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being guilty.

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Criminal 74% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Criminal 74% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Criminalness 92% connected

Criminality.

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Deprivation noun · 84% connection

a state of extreme poverty

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Impoverishment noun · 84% connection

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

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Neediness noun · 84% connection

a state of extreme poverty

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Poorness noun · 84% connection

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

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Poverty noun · 84% connection

the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions

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Privation noun · 84% connection

a state of extreme poverty

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Want noun · 84% connection

a state of extreme poverty

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Wealth noun · 84% connection

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great inte…

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Wealthiness noun · 84% connection

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money; "great wealth is not a sign of great inte…

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Affluence noun · 84% connection

abundant wealth; "they studied forerunners of richness or poverty"; "the richness all around unsettled him for he had expected to find…

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Destitution noun · 84% connection

a state without friends or money or prospects

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Indigence noun · 84% connection

a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

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Luxury noun · 84% connection

wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

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Mammon noun · 84% connection

wealth regarded as an evil influence

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Need noun · 84% connection

a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

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Opulence noun · 84% connection

wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living

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Pauperism noun · 84% connection

a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

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Pauperization noun · 84% connection

a state of extreme poverty or destitution; "their indigence appalled him"; "a general state of need exists among the homeless"

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Abduction noun · 78% connection

the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family…

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Absolve verb · 78% connection

To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such ties as it would…

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Aggravation noun · 78% connection

The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils, natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or heinousness; somethi…

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Appeal verb · 78% connection

To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a private criminal prosecution against for some heinous crime; as, to appeal a person…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: criminal, constitutes, crime, guiltiness, guilt.
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Complicity noun · 78% connection

guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

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Condemn verb · 78% connection

To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or unworthiness of; to convict of guilt.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: criminal, constitutes, crime, guiltiness, guilt.
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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: criminal, constitutes, crime, guiltiness, guilt.
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Convict noun · 78% connection

A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some crime.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: criminal, constitutes, crime, guiltiness, guilt.
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Conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Criminate verb · 78% connection

To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render liable to a criminal charge.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: criminal, constitutes, crime, guiltiness, guilt.
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Criminous adjective · 78% connection

Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very wicked; heinous.

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