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1. (adj.) criminal
of the nature of or involving crime.
2. criminal
guilty of crime.
3. criminal
dealing with crime or its punishment:
a criminal proceeding.
4. criminal
senseless; foolish:
a criminal waste of food.
5. criminal
exorbitant; outrageous:
criminal prices.
6. (n.) criminal
a person convicted of a crime.
Etymology: (1350–1400; ME < AF < LL crīminālis= L crīmin-, s. of crīmencrime+-ālis -al1)
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| Definition of 'criminal' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
2. (adj) condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
"a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
3. (adj) criminal
guilty of crime or serious offense
"criminal in the sight of God and man"
4. (adj) criminal, felonious
involving or being or having the nature of a crime
"a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"
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1. (adjective) criminal
relating to crime
criminal activities/behavior; He has a criminal record.; It is a criminal offense to carry open alcohol in the streets.
2. (noun) criminal
a criminal offense
sb who has committed a crime
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| Definition of 'criminal' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) criminal
guilty of crime or sin
2. (adj) criminal
involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness
3. (adj) criminal
relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code
4. (noun) criminal
one who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon
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The Roycroft Dictionary |
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criminal
One who does by illegal means what all the rest of us do legally.
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Sense: concerned with crime
criminal law.
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 Afrikaans: strafregkenner |
 Arabic: جِنائي |
 Bulgarian: наказателен |
 Brazilian: criminal |
 Czech: trestní |
 German: Straf-... |
 Danish: kriminal- |
 Greek: ποινικός |
 Spanish: criminal |
 Estonian: kriminaal-, kuritegelik |
 Farsi: جنایی |
 Finnish: rikos- |
 French: criminel |
 Hebrew: פּוֹשֵע |
 Hindi: आपराधिक |
 Croatian: zločinački, kriminalni |
 Hungarian: büntetőjogi, bűnvádi |
 Indonesian: pidana |
 Icelandic: saknæmur, saka- |
 Italian: criminale |
 Japanese: 犯罪の |
 Korean: 범죄의 |
 Lithuanian: baudžiamasis |
 Latvian: krimināltiesības |
 Malay: jenayah |
 Dutch: misdadig, straf- |
 Norwegian: forbrytersk |
 Polish: kryminalny |
 Persian: جنایی |
 Pashto: جنایی |
 Portuguese: criminal |
 Romanian: penal |
 Russian: преступный |
 Slovak: trestný |
 Slovenian: kazenski |
 Serbian: krivični |
 Swedish: kriminal-, brottmåls-, br |
 Thai: เกี่ยวกับอาชญากรรม |
 Turkish: suç, suça ait |
 Taiwanese: 刑事上的 |
 Ukrainian: карний; кримінальний |
 Urdu: جرم سے متعلق، مجرم |
 Vietnamese: thuộc về tội phạm |
 Chinese: 刑事上的 |
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