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)
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- Being against the law, forbidden by legislation.
- Guilty of breaking the law.
- (law) In various legal systems, the most serious type of law-breaking, carrying graver sentences then one or more 'lesser' categories
- Our superior penal courts deal with crimes, leaving misdemeanors and minor offenses to lower tribunals, at least in first instance
- Of or relating to crime, criminality.
- (figuratively) As abhorrent as vile crime, in a moral, logical or other non-legal context
- Printing such asinine opinions without rebuttal is criminal, even when not liable!
- Of or relating to crime control, notably penal law.
- His criminal record shows his resistance to all crime prevention and - repression.
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being against the law
guilty of breaking the law
of or relating to crime
As abhorrent as vile crime, in a non-legal context
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[edit] Noun
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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] 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
