Sentence examples for a criminal one from inspiring English sources

The idea that drug addiction is a health problem rather than a criminal one is catching on in Democratic circles.

The probe is not a criminal one but rather an additional background check on the judge.

"From the moment I was arrested at the air base on July 16, I was treated like a criminal," one former lieutenant said.

Holding people on immigration offenses is generally a civil process, rather than a criminal one.

For two reasons, a criminal one and a political one.

But nearly all wondered whether it was a criminal one.

The Administration promised a "truly civil detention system," as opposed to a criminal one.

The official said the matter was being investigated as a counterintelligence case, not a criminal one.

If there is a second beating within a year, however, the case can be made a criminal one.

Making matters worse, the bishop saw sexual abuse as a pastoral problem and not a criminal one, it said.

Mr. Lee's case is a civil one, seeking money, while the Plame investigation is a criminal one.