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criminal

cri·mi·nal

UK/ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ US/ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/ common

noun

adjective

1.

relating to crime or its punishment

  • “criminal court”
2.

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

  • “a criminal waste of talent”
  • “a deplorable act of violence”
  • “adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife”
3.

guilty of crime or serious offense

  • “criminal in the sight of God and man”
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4.

involving or being or having the nature of a crime

  • “a criminal offense”
  • “criminal abuse”
  • “felonious intent”
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Origin

From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).

Phrases

  • age of criminal responsibility
  • certificate of no criminal conviction
  • criminal code
  • criminal conversation
  • criminal law
  • criminal lawyer
  • criminal negligence
  • criminal offence

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