the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness.
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n. the state of being a criminal
Word Usage
"The researchers reportedly go with one of the more obvious ones: Kids grouped with lots of other young delinquents end up enmeshed in a “culture of deviance” where criminality is both taught and valorized."