n.
Pronunciation: ' kri-m ə -n ə l, ' krim-n ə l
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimin-, crimen crime
Date: 15th century
1 : relating to, involving, or being a crime < criminal neglect>
2 : relating to crime or to the prosecution of suspects in a crime < criminal statistics> <brought criminal action>
3 : guilty of crime also : of or befitting a criminal <a criminal mind>
4 : DISGRACEFUL
– crim · i · nal · ly adverb