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?

1. 

   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. John Kennedy:

   It's not a criminal trial.

2. Southern California:

   The report does not suggest this evidence was considered, sCE also is not aware of any basis for criminal liability.

3. Mark Potok:

   Domestic terrorists and other extremists with criminal intentions also are increasingly acting alone, choosing to commit lethal attacks without the help of an organized group.

4. Vernon Harvey:

   The SOB, Joseph Vaccaro, got a life sentence, and Joseph Vaccaro's been four years and they haven't fried Willie's ass yet. We've been waiting and waiting for justice to be done. All you hear about these days is the rights of the criminal. What about our rights ? Don't we have a right to see this chapter closed ?

5. Beto ORourke:

   We absolutely need criminal justice reform and an end to the war on drugs and an end of the prohibition on marijuana and an expungement of the arrest record of everyone caught for possession of marijuana.

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