criminal:1
adjective15th century{ds||1||}
- relating to, involving, or being a crime
- relating to crime or to the prosecution of suspects in a crime
- guilty of crime; also : of or befitting a criminal
criminal:2
noun
criminal
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1610{ds||1||}
- one who has committed a crime
- a person who has been convicted of a crime
criminal conversation
noun
criminal conversation
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1716
- adultery considered as a tort
criminal court
noun
criminal court
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1605
- a court that has jurisdiction to try and punish offenders against criminal law
criminal law
noun
criminal law
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1672
- the law of crimes and their punishments
criminal lawyer
noun
criminal lawyer
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1753
- a lawyer who specializes in criminal law; especially : a lawyer who represents defendants in criminal cases
criminal mind
noun
criminal mind
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- the mind of someone who commits crimes
criminal record
noun
criminal record
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- a known record of having been arrested in the past for committing a crime
career criminal
noun
career criminal
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- a person who has committed many crimes throughout his or her life
war crime
noun
war crime
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1906
- a crime (such as genocide or maltreatment of prisoners) committed during or in connection with war —usually used in plural
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