"crime" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- But the thought of all those confessions to a nonexistent crime, and the methods by which they had likely been obtained, made him feel slightly ill.
- In chapter seven, when the animals confess their nonexistent crimes and are killed, Orwell directly alludes to the purges, confessions and show trials of the late 1930s.
- -to absolve me of my nonexistent crimes.
- Mutiny was a virtually nonexistent crime in the fleet.
- Despite Wystuh's reputation for nonexistent crime, he wondered how safe the area was as he parked the car in front of the low building whose white walls were almost gray.
- Did he think her innocent, or himself insufferably noble for forgiving her for nonexistent crimes?
- Auction fraud, an almost nonexistent crime six years ago, ranked second with 13 percent of the total.
- Rotumans are a rather gentle people; violence is extremely rare and serious crimes nearly nonexistent.
- They anxiously await punishment for nonexistent crimes and imperfections, suffering for the strange sin of wanting to be happy.
- He and Xu were known for lenience, while Lai and Hou were known for torturing prisoners and getting them to confess to nonexistent crimes.
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