criminal

(krĭm'ə-nəl)
adj.

1. Of, involving, or having the nature of crime: criminal abuse.
2. Relating to the administration of penal law.
3. 1. Guilty of crime.
   2. Characteristic of a criminal.
4. Shameful; disgraceful: a criminal waste of talent.

n.
One that has committed or been legally convicted of a crime.

[Middle English, from Old French criminel, from Late Latin crīminālis, from Latin crīmen, crīmin-, accusation. See crime.]

criminally crim'i·nal·ly adv.

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adjective

Of, involving, or being a crime: illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful. See crimes.

noun

One who commits a crime: lawbreaker, malefactor, offender. Law felon. See crimes.

adj

Definition: lawless, felonious
Antonyms: correct, lawful, legal, moral, right, righteous

n

Definition: lawbreaker
Antonyms: innocent, law, law-abiding citizen, police

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

Pertaining to, or involving, crimes or the administration of penal justice. An individual who has been found guilty of the commission of conduct that causes social harm and that is punishable by law; a person who has committed a crime.

IN BRIEF: In an illegal manner.

The driver was criminally responsible for the accident because of driving too fast.

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For a list of words related to criminal, see:

• Crimes, Criminals, and Civil Offenders - criminal: one found guilty of violating the law
• Criminals - criminal: person engaging in illegal acts; crook

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - forbryder
adj. - forbryderisk, kriminel, straffe-, beklagelig

idioms:

• criminal act    kriminel handling
• criminal law    straffelov
• criminal libel    bagvaskelse, injurier

Nederlands (Dutch)
misdadig(er), schuldig, crimineel, schandalig

Français (French)
n. - criminel
adj. - criminel

idioms:

• criminal act    acte criminel
• criminal law    droit pénal
• criminal libel    diffamation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Krimineller
adj. - kriminell, verbrecherisch

idioms:

• criminal act    Verbrechen, Missetat, Straftat
• criminal law    Strafgesetz
• criminal libel    Verleumdung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εγκληματίας, κακούργος
adj. - ποινικός, εγκληματικός, (μτφ.) αποτρόπαιος, καταδικαστέος

idioms:

• criminal act    εγκληματική ενέργεια
• criminal law    (νομ.) Ποινικό Δίκαιο
• criminal libel    δυσφήμηση, συκοφαντία

Italiano (Italian)
criminale

idioms:

• criminal law    diritto penale
• criminal libel    diffamazione criminale

Português (Portuguese)
n. - criminoso (m)
adj. - criminal

idioms:

• criminal law    lei (f) criminal
• criminal libel    calúnia (f) criminal

Русский (Russian)
преступник, уголовный, детективный

idioms:

• criminal law    уголовное право
• criminal libel    злостная клевета

Español (Spanish)
n. - delincuente, criminal
adj. - criminal, delincuente, delictivo

idioms:

• criminal act    delito, crimen
• criminal law    derecho penal
• criminal libel    difamación criminal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - brottsling
adj. - brottslig, förbrytar-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
罪犯, 犯罪者, 犯了罪的, 有罪的, 罪的

idioms:

• criminal act    犯罪行为, 犯法行为
• criminal law    刑法
• criminal libel    诽谤罪

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 罪犯, 犯罪者
adj. - 犯了罪的, 有罪的, 罪的

idioms:

• criminal act    犯罪行為, 犯法行為
• criminal law    刑法
• criminal libel    誹謗罪

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 범인, 죄인
adj. - 범죄의 , 범죄적인, 부당한

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 犯罪の, 刑事上の, ばかげた
n. - 犯人

idioms:

• criminal act    犯罪行為
• Criminal Investigation Department    刑事部
• criminal law    刑法
• criminal libel    犯罪的誹毀行為

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مجرم (صفه) اجرامي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פושע‬
adj. - ‮של פשע, פלילי‬

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