(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a person who regularly commits crimes.
A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine ~s in Moroto.
N-COUNT
2.
Criminal means connected with crime.
Her husband faces various ~ charges...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
3.
If you describe an action as ~, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake.
He said a full-scale dispute involving strikes would be ~.
ADJ: usu v-link ADJ disapproval