Now he would be a common criminal, even in his own eyes.

"What else could you be, breaking in here like a common criminal?"

To be called a common criminal, has an added injury to it.

"They are going to try me like a common criminal.

"I will not be placed under arrest like some common criminal."

"I have a right to know why I've been dragged down here like a common criminal."

Still, they were common criminals; he would have them executed.

In addition, she is easily distracted by a common criminal.

The incidents appear to be the work of common criminals.

Just a bunch of common criminals, that's all they are.

Many of those released were common criminals, not political prisoners.

I allowed myself to be surprised by a common criminal."

You are a common criminal, going back to appeal your case."

In fact, it made her even madder than being shot like a common criminal.

And not so much as a choice of means, but garroted like a common criminal?

But common criminals also applied for political status and in some cases have been freed.

"One couldn't outright start investigating as if he's any common criminal."

It just isn't right for him to string you along like a common criminal."

"Common criminals don't come into gun stores to buy their guns."

"Question an order of mine again in war and I will have you hanged like a common criminal."

"I don't believe you can have me taken to New York like a common criminal."

It plans to include 150 common criminals in the first group, against the Palestinians' protest.

They also released 250 Palestinian prisoners, more than half of them common criminals.

"There's been some sort of crime and I'm being interrogated like a common criminal."

I still want to wring your neck, but he's certainly no common criminal.