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 Definitions of criminal  [ˈkrɪm ə nl]  

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Definition of 'criminal' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'criminal' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'criminal' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

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


Definition of 'criminal' Webster Dictionary 

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


Definitions of 'criminal' The Roycroft Dictionary 

criminal
One who does by illegal means what all the rest of us do legally.


Translation of 'criminal' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: concerned with crime
criminal law.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: strafregkenner Arabic flag Arabic: جِنائي Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: наказателен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: criminal Czech flag Czech: trestní German flag German: Straf-...
Danish flag Danish: kriminal- Greek flag Greek: ποινικός Spanish flag Spanish: criminal
Estonian flag Estonian: kriminaal-, kuritegelik Farsi flag Farsi: جنایی Finnish flag Finnish: rikos-
French flag French: criminel Hebrew flag Hebrew: פּוֹשֵע Hindi flag Hindi: आपराधिक
Croatian flag Croatian: zločinački, kriminalni Hungarian flag Hungarian: büntetőjogi, bűnvádi Indonesian flag Indonesian: pidana
Icelandic flag Icelandic: saknæmur, saka- Italian flag Italian: criminale Japanese flag Japanese: 犯罪の
Korean flag Korean: 범죄의 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: baudžiamasis Latvian flag Latvian: krimināltiesības
Malay flag Malay: jenayah Dutch flag Dutch: misdadig, straf- Norwegian flag Norwegian: forbrytersk
Polish flag Polish: kryminalny Persian flag Persian: جنایی Pashto flag Pashto: جنایی
Portuguese flag Portuguese: criminal Romanian flag Romanian: penal Russian flag Russian: преступный
Slovak flag Slovak: trestný Slovenian flag Slovenian: kazenski Serbian flag Serbian: krivični
Swedish flag Swedish: kriminal-, brottmåls-, br Thai flag Thai: เกี่ยวกับอาชญากรรม Turkish flag Turkish: suç, suça ait
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 刑事上的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: карний; кримінальний Urdu flag Urdu: جرم س‍ے متعلق، مجرم
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: thuộc về tội phạm Chinese flag Chinese: 刑事上的

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