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Meanings of treated as criminals in English

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Usage of treated as criminals in English
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I believe the perpetrators of this crime should be treated as criminals against humanity.
The Irish Times
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A spokesman said that young people were being treated as criminals by the Garda.
The Irish Times
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We are being treated as criminals simply because we exist.
The Guardian
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But in another version of this story, Auernheimer and Spitler were treated as criminals.
Wired
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They should be treated as criminals ostracized from respectable society.
The Anti-Slavery Crusade: A Chronicle of the Gathering Storm
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Recreational cannabis users must not be treated as criminals, a leading social campaigner said today.
The Irish Times
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They told prison authorities they were taking the action in protest over being treated as criminals.
The Irish Times
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They appear to be treated as criminals.
Paul Gerrard, the Cabin Boy
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Brigands, bandits, and rebels are not considered prisoners of war, and when captured are treated as criminals.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 47...
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It remains illegal in terms of the Sexual Offences Act, and sex workers are treated as criminals.
The South African
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The Protestant inhabitants had everywhere been most cruelly maltreated, the churches wrecked, and the pastors treated as criminals.
With Frederick the Great: A Story of the Seven Years' War
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When they failed to obey the English proclamations they were fined, cast into gaol, and treated as criminals.
In the Shadow of Death
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When they are discovered, often during a police raid, they are treated as criminals rather than victims, campaigners say.
Reuters
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The new policy sent a clear and chilling signal: immigrants should be treated as criminals and a national security threat.
The Guardian
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She said if she was to die she would want her family around her, rather than being treated as criminals.
Radio NZ
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The think tank says victims are often treated as criminals and there is little understanding of how widespread the problem is.
BBC
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