life of crime

idiom

: habitual breaking of the law
He turned to a life of crime as a teenager.

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From Mad Men's Don Draper to Andrew Cooper turning to a life of crime to maintain his lavish lifestyle in his new series Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV+), Hamm knows. H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 The Hulu comedy from creator Abdullah Saeed centers on two pampered Pakistani-American brothers (played by Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh) who must reckon with their late father’s life of crime after his passing. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 6 Mar. 2025 Ragan, 30, who turned to a life of crime prior to his teens and while his parents were incarcerated, is facing the death penalty for the 2013 murder of Luis Miguel Perez. Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025 Chance lives a life of crime just to get by when her community is singled out for a government rejuvenation scheme, promising to bring her coastal town back to life. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for life of crime

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“Life of crime.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20of%20crime. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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