Dictionary

criminal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/
• /ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ (Australia, UK, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).

Meanings

1. Against the law; forbidden by law.
   • Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves. 1711 March 29 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison; Richard Steele et al.], “SUNDAY, 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:
2. Guilty of breaking the law.
   • The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. a. 1729, John Rogers, The Difficulties of Obtaining Salvation:
3. Of or relating to crime or penal law.
   • His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.
   • 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. 1827, Henry Hallam, The Constitutional History of England from the Accession of Henry VII. to the Death of George II. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
4. (figuratively) Abhorrent or very undesirable.
   • [...] I think it represents exceptional value for money and I think it would be criminal not to go ahead and build it." 2020 May 6, Graeme Pickering, “Borders Railway: time for the next step”, in Rail, page 54:
   • Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!

Forms

Deriveds

criminal prosecutor · criminal prosecution · quasicriminal · criminalist · criminal law · criminality · semicriminal · criminal psychology · criminalistic · supercriminal · certificate of no criminal conviction · criminalish · criminal lawyer · archcriminal · criminalese · criminaless · District of Criminals · anticriminal · criminally · criminalism · criminal psychologist · criminal scientist · criminal science · subcriminal · criminal conversation · noncriminal · criminal record · pseudocriminal · criminalistics · criminalise · criminal procedure · criminogenic · petty criminal · criminal tool · criminal negligence · criminigger · criminal code · uncriminal · criminalisation · criminalness · crimmigration · age of criminal responsibility · criminaldom · criminal offense · criminalization · criminaloid · crimmigrant · criminalize · criminal tribe · medicocriminal · criminal offence · criminology

Synonyms

detestable · illicit · delictuous · unlawful · wrongful · at fault · nocent · at fault · repugnant · culpable · illegal · to blame · crimeful · illicit · nonlawful · guilty · blameworthy · censurable · illegal · lawbreaking · culpable · outlawed · illegitimate · crimeful · reprehensible · criminal

Translations (135)

uz jinoyat (of or relating to crime) · fi rikollinen (of or relating to crime) · gd eucoireach (being against the law) · hu szörnyű (abhorrent or very undesirable) · gl criminal (being against the law) · fa کیفری (of or relating to crime) · la scelestus (being against the law) · sw mhalifu (guilty of breaking the law) · mk престапен (being against the law) · ur فوجداری (of or relating to crime) · hu büntető- (of or relating to crime) · pt criminoso (being against the law) · ar إِجْرَامِيّ (being against the law) · nrf crînminnel (of or relating to crime) · id melanggar hukum (being against the law) · sq keqbërës (being against the law) · be злачы́нны (being against the law) · yi פֿאַרברעכעריש (being against the law) · ru кримина́льный (of or relating to crime) · fi rikollinen (being against the law) · km ខាងបទឧក្រិដ្ឋ (of or relating to crime) · fr criminel (being against the law) · vo krimik (of or relating to crime) · hu bűnös (guilty of breaking the law) · uz harakat (being against the law) · eo krima (guilty of breaking the law) · it criminale (being against the law) · ko 범죄적 (being against the law) · nb kriminell (being against the law) · id kriminal (of or relating to crime) · ur مجرمانہ (of or relating to crime) · de kriminell (being against the law) · th อาชญากร (of or relating to crime) · cy troseddol (of or relating to crime) · tr kriminel (of or relating to crime) · hu rettenetes (abhorrent or very undesirable) · bg кримина́лен (of or relating to crime) · nb kriminell (of or relating to crime) · el εγκληματικός (abhorrent or very undesirable) · nl crimineel (being against the law) · vo midunik (of or relating to crime) · ko 죄인 (guilty of breaking the law) · nn kriminell (of or relating to crime) · uk злочи́нний (being against the law) · cs zločinný (being against the law) · ro criminal (being against the law) · gd eucoireach (guilty of breaking the law) · ru кримина́льный (being against the law) · nl misdadig (guilty of breaking the law) · el εγκληματικός (of or relating to crime) · fr criminel (of or relating to crime) · ca criminal (guilty of breaking the law) · mk кримина́лен (of or relating to crime) · nb kriminell (guilty of breaking the law) · pl przestępczy (being against the law) · hi आपराधिक (of or relating to crime) · de kriminell (of or relating to crime) · fi lainvastainen (being against the law) · fi rangaistava (being against the law) · el εγκληματικός (being against the law) · nrf crînminnel (guilty of breaking the law) · hu kriminális (abhorrent or very undesirable) · hu bűnös (being against the law) · nl crimineel (abhorrent or very undesirable) · nn kriminell (being against the law) · bg престъ́пен (being against the law) · hu törvénytelen (being against the law) · ka დანაშაულებრივი (being against the law) · bn অপরাধমূলক (being against the law) · el εγκληματικός (guilty of breaking the law) · sw mhalifu (abhorrent or very undesirable) · fi rikollinen (abhorrent or very undesirable) · el ποινικός (being against the law) · pt culpado (guilty of breaking the law) · be крыміна́льны (being against the law) · grc ἀθέμιτος (being against the law) · hu megengedhetetlen (abhorrent or very undesirable) · nl misdadig (being against the law) · rm criminal (of or relating to crime) · sa अकृत्य (being against the law) · fr criminel (guilty of breaking the law) · uz harakat (of or relating to crime) · la scelestus (guilty of breaking the law) · cs zločinný (of or relating to crime) · fi rikosoikeudellinen (of or relating to crime) · mk злосторнички (being against the law) · ja 犯罪的 (being against the law) · bn অপরাধমূলক (of or relating to crime) · it criminale (guilty of breaking the law) · mk злосторен (guilty of breaking the law) · ca criminal (of or relating to crime) · he פְּלִילִי (of or relating to crime) · ru уголо́вный (being against the law) · pl kryminalny (being against the law) · de kriminell (guilty of breaking the law) · sco creeminal (being against the law) · rm criminal (guilty of breaking the law) · nl crimineel (guilty of breaking the law) · nl onwettig (being against the law) · hu bűnvádi (of or relating to crime) · hu bűnügyi (of or relating to crime) · bg кримина́лен (being against the law) · sw mhalifu (being against the law) · hu hajmeresztő (abhorrent or very undesirable) · ro infracțional (being against the law) · yi קרימינעל (being against the law) · nl misdadig (of or relating to crime) · fa جزایی (being against the law) · fi rikollinen (guilty of breaking the law) · fa گناهکار (guilty of breaking the law) · ar جِنَائِيّ (being against the law) · vi tội phạm (of or relating to crime) · pl kryminalny (of or relating to crime) · rm criminal (being against the law) · uk криміна́льний (being against the law) · nl crimineel (of or relating to crime) · sw mhalifu (of or relating to crime) · nrf crînminnel (being against the law) · ca criminal (being against the law) · id bajingan (abhorrent or very undesirable) · nn kriminell (guilty of breaking the law) · hu büntetőjogi (of or relating to crime) · hu törvénysértő (being against the law) · fa مجرم (guilty of breaking the law) · mk кримина́лен (being against the law) · pt criminal (of or relating to crime) · cs trestný (being against the law) · ru уголо́вный (of or relating to crime) · ru престу́пный (being against the law) · nl misdadig (abhorrent or very undesirable) · mk престапнички (guilty of breaking the law) · fa جزایی (of or relating to crime) · vi hình sự (of or relating to crime) · gd eucoireach (of or relating to crime) · hu kriminál- (of or relating to crime)

criminal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɹɪm.ə.nəl/
• /ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ (Australia, UK, US)
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).

Meanings

1. A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
   • ‘[…] 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—’ 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 3, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

war criminal (Compound words and expressions) · November criminal (Compound words and expressions) · e-criminal · career criminal (Compound words and expressions) · cybercriminal · thought criminal (Compound words and expressions) · petty criminal (Compound words and expressions) · criminal-like · climate criminal (Compound words and expressions) · criminal against humanity (Compound words and expressions) · arch-criminal

Hypernyms

transgressor · wrongdoer · person · sinner

Hyponyms

killer · bank robber · war criminal · thief · damber · racketeer · gangster · prostitute's client · pickpocket · kidnapper · terrorist · gallows bird · criminal leader · mobster · crimo · burglar · sex offender · gangbanger · blackmailer · lone wolf · arsonist · robber

Relateds

troublemaker · convict · con · fugitive · villain · jerk · prisoner · absconder

Synonyms

crook · malefactor · offender · lawbreaker · culprit · hoodlum · double-dealer · outlaw · perpetrator · hoodlum · lawbreaker · offender · malfeasant · committer · perpetrator · felon · desperado · delinquent · justice-impacted individual · undesirable · criminal · lowlife · public enemy · scofflaw

Translations (177)

bg престъ́пница (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · yue 犯人 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mk престапник (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sl zločinka (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · nn forbrytar (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · cy troseddwr (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · de Missetäterin (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · rsk злодїєц (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · es criminal (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · got 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐌳𐌴𐌳𐌾𐌰 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · de Übeltäter (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · id kriminal (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tk jenaýatkär (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pdt Vebräakja (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fi rikollinen (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · be злачы́нка (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · cmn 犯人 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · kmr tawanbar (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ru престу́пник (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sh kriminálac (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · de Verbrecherin (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mk злосторница (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ba енәйәтсе (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · kmr tawankar (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fa-ira مُجْرِم (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · cs zločinka (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sh кримина́лац (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · yi פֿאַרברעכער (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · id penjahat (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · hi मुजरिम (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · my တရားခံ (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · cmn 罪犯 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ps مجرم (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · uz jinoyatchi (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · nb forbryter (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · uk злочи́нець (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fi kriminaali (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tg ҷинояткор (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · vo jikriman (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · lv noziedzniece (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mk престапничка (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · it criminale (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · alt каршулу керек эткен кижи (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · de Krimineller (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · hy հանցագործ (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pl przestępczyni (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · nl misdadiger (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ar مُجْرِم (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ar مُجْرِمَة (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · vo jimidunan (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ky кылмышкер (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · az cinayətkar (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · hi अपराधी (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sk kriminálnik (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · hsb złóstnica (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · la scelus (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tt җинаятьче (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pl kryminalista (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sk kriminálnička (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mn гэмт хэрэгтэн (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · nb kriminell (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · hi दोषी (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ru престу́пница (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sh krimìnālka (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · he עֲבַרְיָן (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mn гэмт (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · vo himidunan (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · km ឧក្រិដ្ឋជន (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · kmr gunehkar (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ja 犯人 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ro infractor (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · rsk криминалєц (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · eu gaizkile (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · da forbryder (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mk кримина́лец (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · lt nusikaltėlis (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ta குற்றவாளி (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · cs zločinec (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pl zbrodniarka (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pt criminoso (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fr criminelle (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sl zločinec (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sv brottsling (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · th ผู้ร้าย (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ka დამნაშავე (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · vo midunan (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · lo ຄົນຮ້າຽ (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mn гэмтэн (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · hu bűnelkövető (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sk zločinka (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · cmn 犯罪分子 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ug جىنايەتچى (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mr गुन्हेगार (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · vo hikriman (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · af kriminele (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · hsb złóstnik (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mk кримина́лка (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ur گُناہ گار (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pt criminosa (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tr suçlu (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sl kriminálec (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · bn অপরাধী (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · de Missetäter (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sh кримѝна̄лка (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · vi tội phạm (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ang wearg (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · et kurjategija (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tg гунаҳкор (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sh zlòčinac (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · my ရာဇဝတ်ကောင် (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ja 犯罪者 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · et roimar (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fa-ira گُناهْکار (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · de Übeltäterin (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sk zločinec (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · gd eucoireach (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · de Kriminelle (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · nl delinquent (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tr kriminel (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · bg престъ́пник (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mn хэрэгтэн (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sh zlòčīnka (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fr criminel (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sl kriminalka (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fa-ira بِزِهْکار (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · de Verbrecher (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fi lainsuojaton (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · alt каршучыл (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ko 범인 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · lt nusikaltėlė (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ru правонаруши́тельница (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · kum жинаятчы (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · da kriminel (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ja 犯罪人 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ru правонаруши́тель (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · is glæpamaður (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tg муҷрим (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · as অপৰাধী (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sh зло̀чинац (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sq kriminele (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tk jenaýatly (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · nl crimineel (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · bg престъ́пничка (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · el εγκληματίας (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ca criminal (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pl przestępca (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · eo krimulo (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · vo kriman (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · hu bűnöző (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · la scelestus (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sv förbrytare (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ko 범죄자 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ga coirpeach (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · th คนร้าย (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · fa-ira جِنایَتْکار (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ur مُجرِم (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pl kryminalistka (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ur پاپی (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · lo ຜູ້ຮ້າຽ (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sh зло̀чӣнка (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ko 범죄인 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ps جنايتکار (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · be злачы́нец (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · yue 罪犯 (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · gu ગુનેગાર (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · tk jenaýatcy (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · kk қылмыскер (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · id bajingan (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · uk злочи́нниця (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · pl zbrodniarz (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ur اَپْرادِھی (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ro infractoare (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sq kriminel (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · sw mhalifu (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · lv noziedznieks (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · mk злосторник (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law) · ia criminal (person guilty of a crime, breaking the law)