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- Dictionarycriminal/ˈkrɪmɪnl/
noun
- 1. a person who has committed a crime: "these men are dangerous criminals"
adjective
- 1. relating to crime: "they are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking: informal "he may never fulfil his potential, and that would be a criminal waste" Similar Opposite
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CRIMINAL definition: 1. someone who commits a crime: 2. relating to crime: 3. very bad or morally wrong: . Learn more.
criminal: [adjective] relating to, involving, or being a crime.
CRIMINAL definition: 1. relating to crime: 2. very bad or morally wrong: 3. someone who has committed a crime: . Learn more.
Criminal definition: of the nature of or involving crime. . See examples of CRIMINAL used in a sentence.
a person who commits a crime. a convicted criminal; Police sometimes put themselves in danger when arresting violent criminals.; Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do).; a career criminal (= who earns their income through criminal activities); He admits to being a petty criminal (= who commits crimes ...
criminal: 1 n someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime Synonyms: crook , felon , malefactor , outlaw Examples: show 16 examples... hide 16 examples... William H. Bonney United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881) Jesse James United States outlaw who fought as a Confederate soldier and ...
[usually before noun] (rather formal or law) connected with or involving crime It should be a criminal offence to inflict cruelty on any wild animal.; Criminal activities pose significant threats to the economy and national security.; a criminal act punishable by up to five years in jail ; She has been cleared of criminal negligence (= the illegal act of somebody failing to do something that ...
adj. 3. (Law) of, involving, or guilty of crime. 4. (Law) ( prenominal) of or relating to crime or its punishment: criminal court; criminal lawyer. 5. informal senseless or deplorable: a criminal waste of money. [C15: from Late Latin crīminālis; see crime, -al 1] ˈcriminally adv.
1. a person charged with and convicted of crime. 2. a person who commits crimes for a living. adjective. 3. of, involving, or guilty of crime. 4. (prenominal)
war crime (noun) 1 criminal / ˈ krɪmənl̟/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of CRIMINAL. 1. : involving illegal activity : relating to crime. committing criminal acts/activities. a criminal organization. a history of criminal behavior. We're trying to understand how the criminal mind [=the mind of someone who commits crimes] works.
