noncriminal
Speech parts
1. noncriminal - Noun
2. noncriminal - Adjective
Meaning
noncriminal (not comparable)
(law) Not criminal; civil.
noncriminal (plural noncriminals)
One who is not a criminal.
Examples
If citations are issued, Rankin said his city attorney’s office has the ability to resolve the citations by offering diversion or “some other noncriminal proceedings.”
The New York Times also found that New Orleans, Montgomery County and Sacramento police spent only 4% of their time responding to violent crime calls compared to 32 to 37% spent on responding to noncriminal calls.