criminal

criminal
crim|i|nal1 W2S3 [ˈkrımınəl] adj
[Date: 1400-1500; : French; Origin: criminel, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen; CRIME]
1.) relating to crime
▪ Experts cannot agree on the causes of criminal behaviour .
▪ I was sure he was involved in some kind of criminal activity .
▪ She has not committed a criminal offence (=a crime) .
▪ He was arrested and charged with criminal damage (=damaging someone's property illegally) .
▪ The doctor was found guilty of criminal negligence (=not taking enough care to protect people in your work) .
2.) relating to the part of the legal system that is concerned with crime
→↑civil
▪ The case will be tried in a criminal court .
▪ We no longer have any faith in the criminal justice system .
▪ The police are investigating the matter, and he may face criminal charges (=he may be officially accused of a crime) .
▪ She usually deals with serious criminal cases .
▪ a criminal lawyer
3.) wrong, dishonest, and unacceptable
▪ It seems criminal that teachers are paid so little money.
>criminally adv
▪ a hospital for the criminally insane
>criminality [ˌkrımıˈnælıti] n [U]
criminal 2
criminal2 n
someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime
▪ Police have described the man as a violent and dangerous criminal.
▪ a convicted criminal (=someone who has been found guilty of a crime)
▪ The new law will ensure that habitual criminals (=criminals who commit crimes repeatedly) receive tougher punishments than first-time offenders.
▪ Teenagers should not be sent to prison to mix with hardened criminals (=criminals who have committed a lot of crimes and will never stop committing crimes) .

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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