unlawful conduct
Criminal activity committed
Unlawful conduct is behavior that violates the law—broader and more formal than simply saying "crime." The phrase appears in legal contexts, employment policies, and official warnings: The officer was terminated for unlawful conduct.
It covers actions ranging from minor infractions to serious offenses, often used when specifics are unimportant or deliberately vague.
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- tax evasionIllegally avoiding government dues
- defamationFalse statements harming reputation
- treaty violationsFailures to honor accords
war crimes · genocide · corruption · abuse of power · assault · hate crime · insider trading · price fixing · murder · embezzlement · human trafficking · invasion of privacy · reckless endangerment · criminal negligence · malpractice · forgery · slander · arson
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- crimesarson, burglary, robbery, kidnapping, vandalism
- weapons crimesweapons charge, illegal possession, armed robbery, armed assault, gun trafficking
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
- tortstort, negligence, tortfeasor, torts, tort law
unlawful, conduct, lawful, lawfully, unlawfully, lawless, lawlessness, outlaw, outlawed