Noun: criminal kri-mi-n(u)l or krim-nul
- Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
"The police were searching for the criminal who had robbed the bank";
- felon, crook [informal], outlaw, malefactor [formal], crim [Brit, informal]
- Involving, being or having the nature of a crime
"a criminal offence"; "criminal abuse";
- felonious
- Guilty of crime or serious offence
"criminal in the sight of God and man"
- Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
"a criminal waste of talent";
- condemnable, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious
Derived forms: criminals
See also: guilty, illegal, wrong
Type of: principal
Encyclopedia: Criminal