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adjective
2.
guilty of crime.
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senseless; foolish: It's criminal to waste so much good food.
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exorbitant; grossly overpriced: They charge absolutely criminal prices.
noun
6.
a person guilty or convicted of a crime.
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Non criminal
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin crīminālis, equivalent to Latin crīmin- (stem of crīmen; see crime) + -ālis -al1
1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French < Late Latin crīminālis, equivalent to Latin crīmin- (stem of crīmen; see crime) + -ālis -al1
Related forms
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
EXPANDsub·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
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. felonious, unlawful. See illegal. 6. malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, culprit, felon, crook, hoodlum, gangster.
1. felonious, unlawful. See illegal. 6. malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, culprit, felon, crook, hoodlum, gangster.
Antonyms
1. lawful. 2. innocent.
1. lawful. 2. innocent.
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
criminal
early 15c. (adj.), from Fr. criminel (11c.), from L. criminalis, from L. crimen (gen. criminis); see crime, preserving the Latin -n-. As a noun, from 1620s. Criminal law (or criminal justice) distinguished from civil in English at least since late 15c.
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