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. Brian Stelter:

   Find me when Nixon, a criminal president, actually used the word ‘ enemy ’ to describe us in public. Even Nixon knew not to go that far.

2. Benyam Mezmur:

   The age of criminal responsibility is very low and there are instances where the death penalty can apply for persons below the age of 18 or for offences they committed while below the age of 18.

3. Sylvester Turner:

   We are opening the doors and opening shelters to get people out of inclement conditions, we are not going to tolerate any activity that is criminal in nature, that is disruptive.

4. Amira Elghawaby:

   It is extremely important to weigh our words carefully and to be sure that when we're talking about violent extremism and criminal behavior, that we do so without alienating, marginalizing and casting this pall of suspicion over the more than 1 million Canadian Muslims.

5. Attorney General Tommy Thomas:

   Custodial sentences and criminal fines will be sought against the accused ... given the severity of the scheme to defraud and fraudulent misappropriation of billions in bond proceeds.

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