criminal
English Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
criminal (comparative more criminal, superlative most criminal)
- Against the law; forbidden by law.
- 1711 March 30 (Gregorian calendar), Joseph Addison, Richard Steele [et al.], “MONDAY, March 19, 1710–1711”, in The Spectator, number 16; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
- Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves.
- Guilty of breaking the law.
- a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation:
- The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God.
- Of or relating to crime or penal law.
- His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.
- 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
- The officers and servants of the crown, violating the personal liberty, or other right of the subject […] in some cases, were liable to criminal process.
- (figurative) Abhorrent or very undesirable.
- Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!
- 2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 54:
- [...] I think it represents exceptional value for money and I think it would be criminal not to go ahead and build it."
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- age of criminal responsibility
- criminal code
- criminal conversation
- criminalisation
- criminalist
- criminalistics
- criminality
- criminalize
- criminal law
- criminal lawyer
- criminally
- criminal negligence
- criminalness
- criminal offence
- criminal offense
- criminal procedure
- criminal prosecution
- criminal prosecutor
- criminal psychologist
- criminal psychology
- criminal record
- criminal science
- criminal scientist
- criminal tool
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Collocations Edit
- criminal law
- criminal justice
- criminal court
- criminal procedure
- criminal prosecution
- criminal intent
- criminal case
- criminal act
- criminal action
- criminal behavior
- criminal offenceliability
- criminal investigation
- criminal conduct
- criminal defense
- criminal trial
- criminal history
- criminal responsibility
- criminal lawyer
- criminal tribunal
- criminal appeal
- criminal process
- criminal background
- criminal mind
- criminal conspiracy
- criminal evidence
- criminal gang
- criminal organization
- criminal underworld
- criminal jurisprudence
- criminal offender
- criminal jury
- criminal police
- criminal past
- criminal group
- criminal punishment
- criminal attorney
- criminal violence
- criminal report
- criminal career
- criminal psychology
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Noun Edit
criminal (plural criminals)
- A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
- Synonyms: lawbreaker, offender, perpetrator
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess[1]:
- ‘[…] There's every Staffordshire crime-piece ever made in this cabinet, and that's unique. The Van Hoyer Museum in New York hasn't that very rare second version of Maria Marten's Red Barn over there, nor the little Frederick George Manning—he was the criminal Dickens saw hanged on the roof of the gaol in Horsemonger Lane, by the way—’
Synonyms Edit
- See also Thesaurus:criminal
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Catalan Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Latin criminālis.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
criminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural criminals)
Derived terms Edit
Noun Edit
criminal m or f by sense (plural criminals)
- criminal (a person who is guilty of a crime)
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “criminal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “criminal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “criminal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “criminal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Old French Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Late Latin or Juridical Latin criminālis, from Latin crīmen.
Adjective Edit
criminal m (oblique and nominative feminine singular criminale)
Declension Edit
Portuguese Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Late Latin or Juridical Latin criminālis (“criminal”), from Latin crīmen (“verdict; crime”).
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
criminal m or f (plural criminais, not comparable)
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Further reading Edit
- “criminal” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from French criminel, Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen.
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Noun Edit
criminal m (plural criminali, feminine equivalent criminală)
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) criminal | criminalul | (niște) criminali | criminalii |
genitive/dative | (unui) criminal | criminalului | (unor) criminali | criminalilor |
vocative | criminalule | criminalilor |
Adjective Edit
criminal m or n (feminine singular criminală, masculine plural criminali, feminine and neuter plural criminale)
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singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | criminal | criminală | criminali | criminali | ||
definite | criminalul | criminala | criminalii | criminalile | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | criminal | criminali | criminali | criminali | ||
definite | criminalului | criminalii | criminalilor | criminalilor |
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Adverb Edit
criminal
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Spanish Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Late Latin or Juridical Latin criminālis (“criminal”), from Latin crīmen (“verdict; crime”).
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
criminal m or f (masculine and feminine plural criminales)
Derived terms Edit
Noun Edit
criminal m or f by sense (plural criminales)
Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- “criminal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014