Sanders' unit attracted not just Confederate deserters and local Unionists, but also outright criminals and other less-than-desirable elements, as well.

Those so-called ladies were all of them the most light-fingered and larcenous types that I have run into in a lifetime of dealing with real sharpers and outright criminals.

On the other hand, libertarians believe in the right and occasional necessity to resort to violence for police purposes; to them, if an outright criminal cannot be otherwise made to stop engaging in criminal behavior, then they might justifiably be killed.

Nagada was very much a divided city, with gangs of former militiamen or outright criminals constantly fighting to extend or defend their turf.

Are there any outright criminals among your shipmates whom we haven't been told about?

Bob Osden felt that he bore the brand of an outright criminal.

Not only do many Russians see NATO's use of force as wrong, misguided or outright criminal.

Criminal justice experts say that the rush to hire contributed to an increase in incidents like high-speed traffic accidents during chases, perjury by police officers and sloppy handling of evidence - not to mention behavior that is outright criminal.

Under the Baathist regime, the police were at best lazy extortionists and at worst outright criminals.

Smith threaded his way past prosperous-looking shoppers, wondering which belonged to Russia's new business elite and which were outright criminals.