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   Crim·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" Similar unlawfulillegalagainst the lawillicitillegitimatelawbreakinglawlessfeloniousdelinquentculpablevillainousnefariouscorruptfraudulentindictablepunishableactionableunauthorizedunsanctionedoutlawedbannedforbiddeninterdictedproscribedwrongbadevilwickediniquitousinformal:crookedshadydirtybentdodgymalfeasantOpposite lawful
   • ▪ relating to crime as opposed to civil matters: "a criminal court"
   • ▪ (of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking: "he may never fulfill his potential, and that would be a criminal waste" Similar deplorablepreposterousshamefulreprehensibledisgracefulinexcusableunforgivableunpardonableunacceptablesenselessfoolishridiculousoutrageousmonstrousshockingscandalouswickedsinfulimmoraliniquitousrare:egregiousOpposite commendable

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen, crimin- (see crime).

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