One's life is disrupted by crimes (8)

I believe the answer is:

felonies

'crimes' is the definition.
(felony is a kind of crime)

'one's life is disrupted' is the wordplay.
'is disrupted' indicates an anagram.
'ones'+'life'='oneslife'
'oneslife' with letters rearranged gives 'FELONIES'.

'by' is the link.

(Another definition for felonies that I've seen is " Serious crimes (esp. USA)".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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