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criminal
 
SYLLABICATION:crim·i·nal
PRONUNCIATION:  krm-nl
ADJECTIVE:1. Of, involving, or having the nature of crime: criminal abuse. 2. Relating to the administration of penal law. 3a. Guilty of crime. b. Characteristic of a criminal. 4. Shameful; disgraceful: a criminal waste of talent.
NOUN: One that has committed or been legally convicted of a crime.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French criminel, from Late Latin crminlis, from Latin crmen, crmin-, accusation. See crime.
OTHER FORMS:crimi·nal·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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