CRIMINAL


Meaning of CRIMINAL in English

■ noun a person who has committed a crime.

■ adjective

1》 relating to or constituting a crime.

2》 informal deplorable and shocking.

Derivatives

~ity -'nalɪti noun

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from late L. ~is , from L. crimen , crimin- (see crime ).

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