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The phrase "active criminal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is currently engaged in criminal activity or has ongoing criminal behavior.
Example: "The police are on the lookout for an active criminal who has been linked to several recent thefts in the area."
Alternatives: "current offender" or "ongoing criminal."
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He had a startlingly active criminal career.
"It will be an active criminal investigation".
No active criminal case has a higher priority.
Around 26% of congress face active criminal proceedings.
"To my knowledge, an active criminal investigation has always meant the end of the pardon".
Mr. Browne said the case was still an active criminal investigation and would not discuss or name any suspects.
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UK community: 30,000 Asylum applications: 1,435 Active criminals: 200+.
UK community: 565,876 (Black Caribbeans) Asylum applications (since 1 Jan 2002): 1,710 Active criminals: 2,000.
Most of the remainder is also concentrated among active criminals; ordinary citizens who own guns do not commit street robberies or shoot their neighbors and wives.
She said she knows the public might lump Daquawn in with the gang, might see him as no different from the gang's active criminals.
The government is conducting "an active, ongoing criminal investigation," says Attorney General Eric Holder.
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