criminal.
criminal, felon, perpetrator, offender, lawbreaker
Meaning & usage
criminal, felon, perpetrator, offender, lawbreaker
murderer, slayer
cutthroat, thug
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French criminel, Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen.
criminal, felonious, lawbreaking
murderous, homicidal
cutthroat
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French criminel, Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen.
criminally
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from French criminel, Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen.
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