noun
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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adjective
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
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Examples
- a criminal waste of talent
- a deplorable act of violence
- adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
adjective
guilty of crime or serious offense
Examples
- criminal in the sight of God and man
adjective
involving or being or having the nature of a crime
Synonyms
Examples
- a criminal offense
- criminal abuse
- felonious intent