Definitions for Criminal
ˈkrɪm ə nlCrim·i·nal

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor(adj)

   someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

2. condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious(adj)

   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. criminal(adj)

   guilty of crime or serious offense

   "criminal in the sight of God and man"

4. criminal, felonious(adj)

   involving or being or having the nature of a crime

   "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

Wiktionary(1.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. criminal(Noun)

   A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

2. criminal(Adjective)

   Being against the law; forbidden by law.

3. criminal(Adjective)

   Guilty of breaking the law.

4. criminal(Adjective)

   Of or relating to crime.

5. criminal(Adjective)

   Abhorrent or very undesirable, even if allowed by law.

   Printing such asinine opinions without rebuttal is criminal, even when not libel!

6. criminal(Adjective)

   Of or relating to crime control, notably penal law.

   His criminal record shows his resistance to all crime prevention and - repression.

Webster Dictionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Criminal(adj)

   guilty of crime or sin

   Etymology: [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See Crime.]

2. Criminal(adj)

   involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness

   Etymology: [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See Crime.]

3. Criminal(adj)

   relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code

   Etymology: [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See Crime.]

4. Criminal(noun)

   one who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon

   Etymology: [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See Crime.]

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1. Criminal

   Criminal is a 2004 American film based upon the Argentine film Nine Queens. Directed by Gregory Jacobs, it stars John C. Reilly, Diego Luna, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Maeve Quinlan and is a production of Section Eight, the production company of Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney.

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. criminal

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

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1. criminal

   Song lyrics by criminal -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by criminal on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Criminal' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2278

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Criminal' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4635

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Criminal' in Nouns Frequency: #2155

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Criminal' in Adjectives Frequency: #304

How to pronounce Criminal?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Criminal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Criminal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Criminal in a Sentence

1. Javed Dadabhai:

   The family understands that its a crime scene. Its going to be a criminal charge against the guy whos done this, so they need to be pretty thorough.

2. Prince Ali:

   If there is proof that there was criminal activity involved in a bid, then sure, i will, as president, be there to make sure that human rights and workers' rights are abided by.

3. New York:

   One out of four women are victims, but only 5 percent are being reported, when you leave alone a crime, you allow the criminal to do it again. And that’s what we’re doing now.

4. Alfonso Durazo:

   The convoy made up of suburban vans could have been confused with criminal groups that fight for control in the region.

5. Margaret Stock:

   The administration is deporting as many criminal aliens as possible for the numbers, but it does n’t take into account military service, most people also don’t understand how complicated immigration law really is and how easy it is to run afoul of these complex laws. Making matters worse, Margaret Stock said, is that defendants in deportation cases are not automatically given attorneys and often ca n’t afford to hire their own, resulting in many being wrongfully deported. Any lawful permanent resident, veteran or not, can be deported upon conviction of a crime that falls under the extremely broad umbrella of a Crime Involving Moral Turpitude. This can be either a misdemeanor or felony, and typically includes anything from assault, fraud and perjury to robbery, theft and bribery. The rulings are often viewed by immigration lawyers as arbitrary and the immigration code now includes scores of petty offenses listed alongside the severe ones, all punishable by deportation. Still, the federal government is very deliberate in its review of cases involving veterans, insisted Gillian Christensen, spokeswoman for the U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement( ICE).

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