criminal
of the nature of or involving crime.
guilty of crime.
Law. of 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.
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
Origin of criminal
1synonym study For criminal
Other words for criminal
Opposites for criminal
Other words from criminal
- crim·i·nal·ly, adverb
- non·crim·i·nal, adjective, noun
- non·crim·i·nal·ly, adverb
- qua·si-crim·i·nal, adjective
- qua·si-crim·i·nal·ly, adverb
- sub·crim·i·nal, adjective
- sub·crim·i·nal·ly, adverb
- su·per·crim·i·nal, adjective, noun
- su·per·crim·i·nal·ly, adverb
- un·crim·i·nal, adjective
- un·crim·i·nal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby criminal
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How to use criminal in a sentence
The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.
But most likely it was linked to the way priests identify with the poor in the face of government and criminal abuses.
Like any service for hire, it is extremely important for the traffickers to provide a reputable service, criminal as it is.
There was the empathetic way she dealt with the revelation that Mrs. Baxter is a former criminal.
‘Downton Abbey’ Review: A Fire, Some Sex, and Sad, Sad Edith | Kevin Fallon | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHaving a criminal record can reduce the likelihood of getting a callback or job offer by 50 percent.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside | Justin Rohrlich | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEAST
The policemen looked dull and heavy, as if never again would any one be criminal, and as if they had come to know it.
Bella Donna | Robert HichensThere, the criminal, under sentence of death for the worst offences, is suffered to see those near and dear to him.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4 | Jane PorterThe distinction also between civil and criminal law requires explanation.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman | Albert Sidney BollesWhen he does this he ceases to be a socialist pure and simple and becomes a criminal as well.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockIn short, I shall begin life all over again—as if I were a criminal in disguise instead of the sport of circumstances.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
British Dictionary definitions for criminal
/ (ˈkrɪmɪnəl) /
a person charged with and convicted of crime
a person who commits crimes for a living
of, involving, or guilty of crime
(prenominal) of or relating to crime or its punishment: criminal court; criminal lawyer
informal senseless or deplorable: a criminal waste of money
Origin of criminal
1Derived forms of criminal
- criminally, adverb
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