criminal
Meaning of criminal
noun
- a person who has committed a crime.
these men are dangerous criminals
- relating to crime.
they are charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage
a criminal offence
- (of an action or situation) deplorable and shocking.
he may never fulfil his potential, and that would be a criminal waste
late Middle English (as an adjective): from late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen, crimin- (see crime).
Information about criminal
- The plural form of criminal is: criminals.
- Languages in which criminal is used:
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Catalan
GalicianHyphenation of criminal
crim-i-nal
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- criminal is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
criminal synonyms
Meaning condemnable:
condemnable, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious
Meaning felonious:
Meaning felon:
felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
Meaning a person who breaks the law:
Meaning a person who commits an illegal act:
Meaning a criminal:
Meaning a delinquent person:
Meaning a person who is responsible for a crime or other misdeed:
Meaning a person who behaves illegally or dishonestly; an offender:
Meaning a person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts:
Meaning a person who steals another person's property, especially by stealth and without using force or threat of violence:
Meaning a person who commits robbery:
Meaning a person who commits burglary:
Meaning a person who steals goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer:
Meaning a person who attacks and robs another in a public place:
Meaning a person who commits fraud, especially in business dealings:
Meaning a person who uses deception to deprive someone of money or possessions:
Meaning a person who engages in dishonest and fraudulent business dealings:
Meaning a man who uses a gun to commit a crime or terrorist act:
Meaning a member of a gang of violent criminals:
Meaning a robber or outlaw belonging to a gang and typically operating in an isolated or lawless area:
Meaning a person who uses unlawful violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims:
Meaning a powerful Japanese criminal organization:
Meaning an instance of deceiving or tricking someone:
Meaning a person who is or has been in prison, especially a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly:
Meaning a person serving a life sentence:
Meaning a villain or criminal in a book, film, etc:
Meaning a new military recruit, especially one assigned to menial tasks:
Meaning a burglar or safe-breaker:
Meaning a boy or young male adult:
Meaning a burglar, especially a safe-breaker:
Meaning a person who has done something wrong or unlawful:
Meaning a person entering someone's land or property without permission:
Meaning a prisoner who is given special privileges or responsibilities in return for good behaviour:
Meaning a system or means of conveying people or goods from place to place:
Meaning not conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules:
Meaning contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law:
Meaning forbidden by law, rules, or custom:
Meaning not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules:
Meaning not governed by or obedient to laws; characterized by a lack of civic order:
Meaning deserving blame:
Meaning relating to, constituting, or guilty of wicked or criminal behaviour:
Meaning (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal:
Meaning having or showing a willingness to act dishonestly in return for money or personal gain:
Meaning unjustifiably claiming or being credited with particular accomplishments or qualities:
Meaning (of an offence) rendering the person who commits it liable to be charged with a serious crime that warrants a trial by jury:
Meaning (of an act) subject to a judicial punishment:
Meaning giving sufficient reason to take legal action:
Meaning not having official permission or approval:
Meaning not sanctioned:
Meaning made illegal; banned:
Meaning officially or legally prohibit (something):
Meaning not allowed; banned:
Meaning prohibit or forbid (something):
Meaning forbid, especially by law:
Meaning unjust, dishonest, or immoral:
Meaning failing to conform to standards of moral virtue or acceptable conduct:
Meaning profoundly immoral and wicked:
Meaning evil or morally wrong:
Meaning grossly unfair and morally wrong:
Meaning dishonest; illegal:
Meaning situated in or full of shade:
Meaning covered or marked with an unclean substance:
Meaning dishonest; corrupt:
Meaning dishonest or unreliable:
Meaning contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous:
Meaning worthy of or causing shame or disgrace:
Meaning shockingly unacceptable:
Meaning too bad to be justified or tolerated:
Meaning so bad as to be unable to be forgiven or excused:
Meaning (of a fault or offence) too severe to be pardoned; unforgivable:
Meaning not satisfactory or allowable:
Meaning (of a person) unconscious:
Meaning lacking good sense or judgement; unwise:
Meaning deserving or inviting derision or mockery; absurd:
Meaning shockingly bad or excessive:
Meaning having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster:
Meaning causing indignation or disgust; offensive:
Meaning (of a state of affairs) disgracefully bad:
Meaning wicked and immoral; committing or characterized by the committing of sins:
Meaning not conforming to accepted standards of morality:
Meaning outstandingly bad; shocking:
criminal antonyms
Meaning conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules:
Meaning deserving praise:
Translation of criminal
- German: Verbrecher, Verbrecherin, Delinquent, Bandit, Ganove, strafbar
- French: criminel, criminelle, bandit, scélérat, malfaiteur, délinquant
- Spanish: criminal
- Italian: criminale, delinquente, malfattore, fuorilegge
Words that rhyme with criminal
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