criminal.
Against the law; forbidden by law.
Meaning & usage
Against the law; forbidden by law.
Guilty of breaking the law.
Of or relating to crime or penal law.
His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.
Abhorrent or very undesirable.
Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).
A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).
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