noun
criminality
noun
1
The quality or state of being criminal, or the general level of criminal activity in a place.
"The report looked at the causes of rising criminality in the region."
How to Use Criminality
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHow criminal something is, or how much crime is happening somewhere.
Word Forms
criminalities plural
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Etymology
From criminal + -ity, following French criminalité and Latin criminalitas.