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- DictionaryCrim·i·nal/ˈkrimənl/
noun
- 1. a person who has committed a crime: "these men are dangerous criminals"
adjective
- 1. relating to crime: "they are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage"
The meaning of CRIMINAL is relating to, involving, or being a crime. How to use criminal in a sentence.
What is a basic definition of criminal? A criminal is a person who commits crime. Criminal is also used to describe something involved in committing crime or related to crime.
A criminal is someone who breaks the law. If you're a murderer, thief, or tax cheat, you're a criminal. When you think of criminals, your first thought might be of someone awful like a murderer.
very bad or morally wrong: it is criminal It's criminal to charge so much for a book. The way we waste this planet's resources is criminal.
someone who has committed a crime: a dangerous / violent criminal. Fewer examples. a notorious criminal. a convicted criminal. hardened criminals. They've been unfairly labelled as criminals. They've introduced a revolutionary new programme to reform criminals.
1. of the nature of or involving crime. 2. guilty of crime. 3. dealing with crime or its punishment: a criminal proceeding. 4. senseless; foolish: a criminal waste of food. 5. exorbitant; outrageous: criminal prices.
noun. /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ a person who commits a crime. a convicted criminal. Police sometimes put themselves in danger when arresting violent criminals. Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do). a career criminal (= who earns their income through criminal activities)
A criminal is a person who has committed a crime. A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals. 2. adjective. Criminal means connected with crime. Her husband faces various criminal charges. 3. adjective. If you describe an action as criminal, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake. [disapproval]
CRIMINAL meaning: 1 : involving illegal activity relating to crime; 2 : relating to laws that describe crimes rather than to laws about a person's rights
adjective. /ˈkrɪmɪnl/ [usually before noun] (rather formal or law) connected with or involving crime. It should be a criminal offence to inflict cruelty on any wild animal. Criminal activities pose significant threats to the economy and national security. a criminal act punishable by up to five years in jail.
