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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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The meaning of CRIMINAL is relating to, involving, or being a crime. How to use criminal in a sentence.
CRIMINAL definition: 1. someone who commits a crime: 2. relating to crime: 3. very bad or morally wrong: . Learn more.
noun. a person charged with and convicted of crime. a person who commits crimes for a living. adjective. of, involving, or guilty of crime. prenominal of or relating to crime or its punishment. criminal lawyer. criminal court. informal. senseless or deplorable. a criminal waste of money. Discover More. Derived Forms. ˈcriminally, adverb.
If you're a murderer, thief, or tax cheat, you're a criminal. When you think of criminals, your first thought might be of someone awful like a murderer. But this word is a lot broader — Anyone who breaks the law is technically a criminal, even if the crime is just not paying a speeding ticket.
noun. /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ 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)
CRIMINAL meaning: 1. relating to crime: 2. very bad or morally wrong: 3. someone who has committed a crime: . Learn more.
A criminal is a person who has committed a crime. A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals. 2. adjective. Criminal means connected with crime. Her husband faces various criminal charges. 3. adjective. If you describe an action as criminal, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake. [disapproval]
criminal. adjective. /ˈkrɪmɪnl/. /ˈkrɪmɪnl/. [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.
1. Of, involving, or having the nature of crime: criminal abuse. 2. Relating to the administration of penal law. 3. a. Guilty of crime. b. Characteristic of a criminal. 4. Shameful; disgraceful: a criminal waste of talent. n. One that has committed or been legally convicted of a crime.
THESAURUS criminal someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime.
