Definition of Criminal
Criminal
crim·i·nal
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
a person who has broken/violated the law and committed a crime;
e.g. The police are trying to catch the criminal responsible for the theft.
(adjective)
relating to violations of the law, i.e. related to crime, especially in the context of prosecuting suspects and in contrast to civil cases;
e.g. He specializes in criminal law as his profession.
(adjective)
guilty of committing a crime, or characteristic of one who is guilty;
e.g. Her actions were criminal and she was tried in court for them.
(adjective)
(informal) shocking and disgraceful;
e.g. They have used a criminal amount of paper to print all of these documents.
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