But the thought of all those confessions to a nonexistent crime, and the methods by which they had likely been obtained, made him feel slightly ill.

In chapter seven, when the animals confess their nonexistent crimes and are killed, Orwell directly alludes to the purges, confessions and show trials of the late 1930s.

-to absolve me of my nonexistent crimes.

Mutiny was a virtually nonexistent crime in the fleet.

Despite Wystuh's reputation for nonexistent crime, he wondered how safe the area was as he parked the car in front of the low building whose white walls were almost gray.

Did he think her innocent, or himself insufferably noble for forgiving her for nonexistent crimes?

Auction fraud, an almost nonexistent crime six years ago, ranked second with 13 percent of the total.

Rotumans are a rather gentle people; violence is extremely rare and serious crimes nearly nonexistent.

They anxiously await punishment for nonexistent crimes and imperfections, suffering for the strange sin of wanting to be happy.

He and Xu were known for lenience, while Lai and Hou were known for torturing prisoners and getting them to confess to nonexistent crimes.