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criminal
[krim-uh-nl]
adjective
of the nature of or involving crime.
Synonyms: ,Antonyms:guilty of crime.
Antonyms:Law.Ìýof or relating to crime or its punishment.
a criminal proceeding.
senseless; foolish.
It's criminal to waste so much good food.
exorbitant; grossly overpriced.
They charge absolutely criminal prices.
noun
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
criminal
/ ˈ°ì°ùɪ³¾Éª²ÔÉ™±ô /
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 court
criminal lawyer
informalÌýsenseless or deplorable
a criminal waste of money
Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms
- criminally adverb
- noncriminal adjective
- noncriminally adverb
- quasi-criminal adjective
- quasi-criminally adverb
- subcriminal adjective
- subcriminally adverb
- supercriminal adjective
- supercriminally adverb
- uncriminal adjective
- uncriminally adverb
- ˈ³¦°ù¾±³¾¾±²Ô²¹±ô±ô²â adverb
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of criminal1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
He had previously defended the use of military courts saying that they dealt with the "rampant activities of criminals and terrorists that were using guns to kill people indiscriminately".
“She has no criminal record and is a hardworking taxpayer who has been working 12-hour shifts since she was 15, six days out of the week.â€
Bishop Ladds recommended at the time she contact the police, but she felt she had "been there and done that" after a criminal investigation 10 years earlier brought no charges.
Kim immediately denounced the failure as "a criminal act" that "could not be tolerated", saying it had damaged the country's "dignity".
According to the Home Office, the NCA will work in partnership with police forces to investigate cases that "were not progressed through the criminal justice system" in the past.
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When To Use
A criminal is a person who commits crime. Criminal is also used to describe something involved in committing crime or related to crime. Criminal has a few other senses as an adjective.A criminal is a person who breaks the law and engages in illegal activity.
- Real-life examples: Shoplifters, kidnappers, bank robbers, and pirates are all criminals.
- Used in a sentence: The judged sentenced the two wanted criminals to prison for stealing a car.
- Real-life examples: Stealing a car, robbing someone’s house, and printing fake money to use as real money are all criminal acts. They are all against the law, and a person will be arrested if caught doing any of these acts. Police might say a person is accused of criminal activity if they believe the person was doing something illegal.
- Used in a sentence: The gangster Al Capone was in charge of a criminal organization.
- Real-life examples: In the United States, criminal law is a collection of laws that state what the government or society says is a crime and will result in punishment by the state if someone is proved to have broken the law. A criminal lawyer is a lawyer who specializes in criminal law.
- Used in a sentence: When Jimmy was arrested for breaking into his neighbor’s house, he called a criminal lawyer to help him.
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