criminal element

collocation in English

meaningsofcriminalandelement

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criminal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/us
/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/
relating ...
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element
noun
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.mənt/us
/ˈel.ə.mənt/
a part ...
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(Definition ofcriminalandelementfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Police were instructed to identify 'persons without a defined occupation, thecriminalelementand violators of the passport regime'.
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Certainly there is acriminalelementamong young people.
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That makes it easier for thecriminalelement.
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Penalties are required only in respect of thecriminalelement.
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Thecriminalelementis associated with such sales.
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It is no part of my purpose to minimise thecriminalelement.
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Violence is thecriminalelementabout which we should be concerned.
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Emphasis should be placed on the sickness rather than thecriminalelementof drunken behaviour.
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The totals of reported cases include sudden deaths, fires, and other incidents involving nocriminalelement.
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They have nothing to do with thecriminalelementin society; they concern political parties.
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We do not want the smallcriminalelementwho have been mixed up with bookmaking.
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It downplays the culpablecriminalelementthat all too often is involved in such incidents.
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The most important argument is that we are trying to discourage thecriminalelement.
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I accept that, at one end, there is the possibility of acriminalelement.
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Often, innocently, they encourage thecriminalelementin the pirate trade.
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We need to flush out thecriminalelementfrom this industry and support honest dealers.
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It is said thecriminalelementthat utilises racecourses now will develop.
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They lower the tone of neighbourhoods, and act as a magnet for thecriminalelement.
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The punishment appropriate to driving offences which do not involve acriminalelementis not prison.
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Searching will not take place if nocriminalelementis involved in the drug concerned.
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It would aim to ensure minimum standards throughout the industry and to eliminate thecriminalelementwithin the industry.
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There is acriminalelement; some inappropriate lenders use illegal lending to launder money and for various other criminal activities.
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The huge sums of money involved in what the law says is an illegal business inevitably attracts thecriminalelement.
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It is fair to say that the hooligan element is not a football fan element but acriminalelement.
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Because of thatcriminalelement, we have opted for a scheme that will be monitored and enforced locally.
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