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criminal

Pronunciation: /ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l/
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Definition of criminal

noun

  • a person who has committed a crime:these men are dangerous criminals

adjective

  • 1relating to crime:he is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage
  • Law relating to crime as opposed to civil matters:a criminal court
  • 2 informal (of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking:he may never fulfil his potential, and that would be a criminal waste

Derivatives

criminality

Pronunciation: /-ˈnalɪti/
noun

criminally

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen, crimin- (see crime)

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Definition of criminal in the US English dictionary

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