单词 | criminally |
释义 | criminallyadv. 1. According to criminal law. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > criminality > [adverb] criminally1509 criminously1640 society > law > branch of the law > [adverb] > according to criminal law criminally1509 1509 Reg. Privy Seal Scotl. I. 280/1 Sowmes of money..that thai may be accusit or folowit of, criminaly or civily, in ony wis. 1560 J. Knox et al. Buke Discipline in J. Knox Wks. (1848) II. 217 Yf ony of the Universitie be criminallie persewit. 1593 R. Cosin Apol. for Sundrie Proc. (rev. ed.) ii. xvi. 138 Their meaning was..to proceed Criminally against any Denounced vnto them. 1651 W. G. tr. J. Cowell Inst. Lawes Eng. 210 It is in his choise..whether he will prosecute the party civilly or criminally. 1699 Mem. E. Ludlow III. 134 They thought not convenient to proceed against him criminally. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 44 The Husband may bring his Action either Civilly or Criminally. Criminally, when the Action is brought by way of Punishment. 1761 E. Umfreville Lex Coronatoria I. iii. 27 The Gaoler shall Answer for his Deputy civilly, but not criminally, unless he consent to his Acts. 1835 R. P. Tyrwhitt Rep. Courts of Exchequer 4 681 He shall be criminally responsible, whether cognizant of the offence or not. 1885 Law Rep.: Queen's Bench Div. 14 202 The Attorney General..was entrusted by the constitution to sue for the King, either civilly or criminally. 1931 Encycl. Laws Scotl. XI. 506 The defence of persons criminally charged before the Sheriff. 1959 Univ. Chicago Law Rev. 26 332 Laws holding parents strictly responsible—whether criminally or civilly—for delinquent acts of their children should be repealed. 2000 N.Y. Times 30 Oct. a23 (advt.) Decrees which can be criminally enforced against any legitimate commerce. 2. In a criminal manner; in violation of the law. In extended use: deplorably, unforgivably; shockingly. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > lawlessness > [adverb] > with reference to crime > in criminal manner criminally1630 criminously1640 1630 E. Cary tr. J. D. Du Perron Reply to Answeare of King iv. 24 Who doubtes, saith he, but that was committed most criminally that was punist most seuerelie? 1676 R. Boyle Eng. Adventures ii. 50 He..earnestly beg'd her, to know who the Gentleman was, that..had so criminally abandon'd her. a1729 J. Rogers 19 Serm. (1735) xi. 214 Our Discourse..extends to all Subjects.., and may be criminally employed on all. 1758 S. Hayward Seventeen Serm. xvii. 505 David..when he fell so criminally and so publickly with Bathsheba. 1791 W. Fox Addr. People Great Brit. (ed. 6) 12 Considering war as unlawful, they consider goods obtained through that medium, as criminally obtained. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 537 The earl's conduct..had been, as he afterwards thought, criminally moderate. 1886 Law Times 81 178/1 The co-respondent..proved that he had not been criminally intimate with the respondent. 1926 L. Lewisohn Up Stream vii. 201 They're criminally careless about inquiring whether that light is not darkness. 1967 Times 23 Dec. 19/5 He, for all his great virtues, was dull—criminally dull in her eyes. 1998 S. Fried Bitter Pills ii. x. 180 Eli Lilly pleaded guilty..to criminally withholding adverse reaction data. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1509 |
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