criminal
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”)
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[edit] Adjective
criminal (comparative more criminal, superlative most criminal)
- Being against the law; forbidden by law.
- Guilty of breaking the law.
- Of or relating to crime.
- (figuratively) Abhorrent or very undesirable, even if allowed by law.
- Printing such asinine opinions without rebuttal is criminal, even when not libel!
- Of or relating to crime control, notably penal law.
- His criminal record shows his resistance to all crime prevention and - repression.
[edit] Usage notes
- Nouns to which "criminal" is often applied: law, justice, court, procedure, prosecution, intent, case, record, act, action, behavior, code, offence, liability, investigation, conduct, defense, trial, history, responsibility, lawyer, tribunal, appeal, process, background, mind, conspiracy, evidence, gang, organization, underworld, jurisprudence, offender, jury, police, past, group, punishment, attorney, violence, report, career, psychology.
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being against the law
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guilty of breaking the law
of or relating to crime
abhorrent or very undesirable
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[edit] Noun
criminal (plural criminals)
- A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
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- lawbreaker
- offender
- perpetrator
- See also Wikisaurus:criminal
[edit] Translations
person guilty of a crime, breaking the law
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[edit] Anglo-Norman
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criminal m. (feminine criminale)
[edit] Declension
Declension of criminal
| Number | Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
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| Singular | Subject | criminals or criminaus | criminale | criminal |
| Oblique | criminal | criminale | criminal | |
| Plural | Subject | criminal | criminales | criminal |
| Oblique | criminals or criminaus | criminales | criminal |
[edit] Spanish
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criminal m. and f. (plural criminales)
[edit] Noun
criminal m. and f. (plural criminales)
- A criminal
[edit] Related terms
- crimen
- criminalidad
- criminalista m. and f.
- criminalizar
- acriminar