CRIMINAL

criminal

(adjective) guilty of crime or serious offense; “criminal in the sight of God and man”

criminal, felonious

(adjective) involving or being or having the nature of a crime; “a criminal offense”; “criminal abuse”; “felonious intent”

condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious

(adjective) bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; “a criminal waste of talent”; “a deplorable act of violence”; “adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife”

criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor

(noun) someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

criminal (comparative more criminal, superlative most criminal)

Against the law; forbidden by law.

Guilty of breaking the law.

Of or relating to crime or penal law.

(figuratively) Abhorrent or very undesirable.

Usage notes

• Nouns to which "criminal" is often applied: law, justice, court, procedure, prosecution, intent, case, record, act, action, behavior, code, offence, liability, investigation, conduct, defense, trial, history, responsibility, lawyer, tribunal, appeal, process, background, mind, conspiracy, evidence, gang, organization, underworld, jurisprudence, offender, jury, police, past, group, punishment, attorney, violence, report, career, psychology.

Synonyms

• crimeful

• illegal

• delictuous

Noun

criminal (plural criminals)

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

Synonyms: lawbreaker, offender, perpetrator

Synonyms

• See also criminal

Hypernyms

• person

Source: Wiktionary

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Crim"i*nal (krm"-nal), a. Etym: [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See Crime.]

1. Guilty of crime or sin. The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. Rogers.

2. Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness. Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves. Addison.

3. Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code. The officers and servants of the crown, violating the personal liberty, or other right of the subject . . . were in some cases liable to criminal process. Hallam. Criminal action (Law), an action or suit instituted to secure conviction and punishment for a crime.

– Criminal conversation (Law), unlawful intercourse with a married woman; adultery; -- usually abbreviated, crim. con.

– Criminal law, the law which relates to crimes.

Crim"i*nal, n.

Definition: One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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