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criminal

Pronunciation: /ˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/

The English word “criminal” has 5 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Against the law; forbidden by law.
  2. Guilty of breaking the law.
  3. Of or relating to crime or penal law.
  4. Abhorrent or very undesirable.

noun

  1. A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

Etymology

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

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