criminal

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/ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/

adj 4noun 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

known

The police arrested several known criminals during the early morning raids across the city.

notorious

common

The police arrested him for shoplifting, treating him like a common criminal despite his first offense.

white-collar

war

The international court convicted several military leaders of being war criminals for their actions during the conflict.

VERB + CRIMINAL

catch

The police worked for months to catch the criminal who had stolen from the bank.

Definitions

adj

Against the law; forbidden by law.

Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves.

Guilty of breaking the law.

The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God.

Of or relating to crime or penal law.

His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.

The officers and servants of the crown, violating the personal liberty, or other right of the subject […] in some cases, were liable to criminal process.

Abhorrent or very undesirable.

Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!

[...] I think it represents exceptional value for money and I think it would be criminal not to go ahead and build it."

noun

A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

‘[…] There's every Staffordshire crime-piece ever made in this cabinet, and that's unique. The Van Hoyer Museum in New York hasn't that very rare second version of Maria Marten's Red Barn over there, nor the little Frederick George Manning—he was the criminal Dickens saw hanged on the roof of the gaol in Horsemonger Lane, by the way—’

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convic

adjective — involving or being or having the nature of a crime

felonious

adjective — bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves.

Wiktionary

The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God.

Wiktionary

His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.

Wiktionary

Ben was believed to be a criminal.

Tatoeba · #33790

That is a criminal offense, and you will surely be punished!

Tatoeba · #42184

Usage Notes

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