criminal
A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the lawA person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
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Meaning
1 sensesA person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
Krimineller, Kriminelle, Verbrecher
престу́пникprestúpnik, престу́пницаprestúpnica, правонаруши́тельpravonarušítelʹ
злочи́нецьzločýnecʹ, злочи́нницяzločýnnycja
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Examples
559 sentencesTom isn't a criminal, is he?
Том же не злочинець? — deniko
The police found out where the criminal lived.
Поліція з'ясувала, де живе злодій. — deniko
ruПолиция выяснила, где живёт преступник. — odexed
deDie Polizei ermittelte, wo der Täter wohnte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The police were able to find the criminal.
Поліція змогла знайти злочинця. — uaspeaker
ruПолиция смогла найти преступника. — Gruzilkin
deDie Polizei konnte den Verbrecher finden. — Wolf
Did you know Tom has a criminal record?
Ти знав про кримінальне минуле Тома? — deniko
ruТы знал, что у Тома судимость? — sharptoothed
Did you know that Tom has a criminal record?
Ти знав про кримінальне минуле Тома? — deniko
ruТы знал, что у Тома судимость? — sharptoothed
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminaFrom Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).
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Forms
plural: criminalsSynonyms
19 synonyms- someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime:feloncrookoutlawmalefactor
Word family
16 related wordsCollocations
8 patterns- a criminal record
- criminal record
- face criminal charges
- has a criminal
- criminal charges
- isn't a criminal
- face criminal
- like a criminal
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.