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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024crim•i•nal /ˈkrɪmənəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of the nature of or involving crime:a criminal organization.
- Law dealing with crime or its punishment:[often: before a noun]a criminal lawyer.
- senseless;
foolish: a criminal waste of food.
n. [countable] - Lawa person who is convicted of, or who commits, a crime:The criminals won't get away with what they've been doing.
crim•i•nal•ly, adv.: a home for the criminally insane. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crim•i•nal (krim′ə nl),USA pronunciation adj. - of the nature of or involving crime.
- guilty of crime.
- Lawof or pertaining to crime or its punishment:a criminal proceeding.
- senseless;
foolish:It's criminal to waste so much good food. - exorbitant;
grossly overpriced:They charge absolutely criminal prices.
n. - Lawa person guilty or convicted of a crime.
- Late Latin crīminālis, equivalent. to Latin crīmin- (stem of crīmen; see crime) + -ālis -al1
- Anglo-French
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged felonious, unlawful. See illegal.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, culprit, felon, crook, hoodlum, gangster.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged lawful.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged innocent.
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