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Type Words
Synonyms crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw
Type of principal
Has types blackmailer, bootlegger, briber, coconspirator, conspirator, contrabandist, desperado, desperate criminal, drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, extortioner, extortionist, firebug, fugitive, fugitive from justice, gangster, gangster's moll, gaolbird, goon, gun moll, habitual criminal, highbinder, highjacker, hijacker, hood, hoodlum, incendiary, jail bird, jailbird, kidnaper, kidnapper, law offender, lawbreaker, liquidator, thief, accessary, accessory, arsonist, suborner, abductor, thug, tough, toughie, traitor, treasonist, violator, machinator, mafioso, manslayer, mobster, moll, moon-curser, moon curser, moonshiner, murderer, parolee, peddler, plotter, probationer, punk, pusher, racketeer, raper, rapist, recidivist, repeater, runner, scofflaw, smuggler, snatcher, stealer, strong-armer
Derivation criminalize
Type Words
Synonyms felonious
Derivation crime, criminalness


a criminal offense.
criminal abuse.
Type Words
Synonyms condemnable, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious


a criminal waste of talent.
Type Words
Derivation criminality, criminalness


criminal in the sight of God and man.

Examples of criminal

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Police said Boyd is a documented gang member with an extensive criminal history.
From the dailyherald.com
Even a criminal conviction might not be enough to fire a professor, Curtis said.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Two prior convictions for theft were found in her Pennsylvania criminal history.
From the news-journalonline.com
While it is true that cameras do capture and digitally record criminal activity.
From the washingtontimes.com
Prosecutors recently dismissed the criminal case because of a lack of witnesses.
From the denverpost.com
D'Amico's dealings with PowerMedica were the focus of his federal criminal case.
From the timesunion.com
It wasn't immediately clear if the finding could result in any criminal charges.
From the stltoday.com
He is being tried on first-degree criminal mischief, not arson, Baldassano said.
From the chron.com
A woman passenger has been charged with felony criminal possession of marijuana.
From the timesunion.com
More examples
  • Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
  • Condemnable: bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
  • Guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"
  • Involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"
  • Crime is the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority (via mechanisms such as legal systems) can ultimately prescribe a conviction. Individual human societies may each define crime and crimes differently. ...
  • Criminal is a 1994, Indian bilingual thriller film, produced by Telugu version for K. S. Rama Rao on Creative Commercials banner and Hindi version for Mukesh Bhatt on Vishesh Films alone with T-Series Films and, directed by Mahesh Bhatt. Starring Akkineni Nagarjuna, Ramya Krishna, Manisha Koirala in lead roles and music composed by M. M...
  • Criminal is an ongoing American creator-owned crime comic book series by writer Ed Brubaker with artist Sean Phillips published by Marvel Comics' Icon imprint.
  • Ten Thousand Fists is the third album by American Heavy metal band Disturbed. The album was released on September 20, 2005 and became Disturbed's second consecutive number-one debut on the Billboard 200 in the United States, shipping around 239,000 copies in its opening week. ...
  • The Marshall Mathers LP is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem. Released May 23, 2000, the album sold more than 1.79 million copies in its first week just in the US, earning a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the fastest selling solo album ever. ...