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Meanings of criminal in English
Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
Synonyms
Examples for "outlaw"
Examples for "outlaw"
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Several Muslim leaders called for international action to outlaw acts of blasphemy.
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Sigmund trained him in the ways of the hunter and the outlaw.
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It also seeks to outlaw ties between local and foreign political groups.
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The Government has accepted a Fine Gael Bill to outlaw ticket touting.
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Working for Amnesty International, to seek to outlaw torture throughout the world.
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She cradled her left hand in the crook of her right arm.
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In the crook of one arm, he carried several round red fruit.
3
He was completely at a loss in the presence of the master-crook.
4
The crook-neck squash in the Northwest is a great success this season.
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The crook says he can if the money is in his hand.
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I've been at the top of every felon's wish list ever since.
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The felon Moors have attacked him: he is hard pressed in battle.
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Here slinks the pickpocket, here emerges the burglar, here skulks the felon.
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A common man, an impostor, a felon, was never thus waited upon.
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We shouldn't have been exactly proud of a felon in the family.
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Despite my resemblance to a high-caste malefactor of the Calcutta prison-wards .
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Truly, I long for nothing now but the death of this malefactor.
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He rewards the man whom his ministers would punish as a malefactor.
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He entered the woman's house after the earthquake, accompanied by another malefactor.
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For permitting this indulgence to a malefactor, Beardman, the under-sheriff, was punished.
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure.
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Usage of criminal in English
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A criminal response to their situation simply does not work, Becroft said.
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The new right applies throughout criminal proceedings, including when receiving legal advice.
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Discussing major changes to criminal law with the new act before parliament.
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The questions raised by criminal cases involving teenagers are difficult to answer.
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Last week Spain said the attack appeared to be criminal in nature.
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Facial-recognition databases are used by police to help identify possible criminal suspects.
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Other criminal cases have been filed recently by state and federal authorities.
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Incidents of a serious criminal nature were relatively rare, the report said.
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The state's rules, which became effective December 11, carry possible criminal penalties.
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I do specialized work within the criminal justice system-for the state police.
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The children's commissioner wants the age of criminal responsibility raised to 14.
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Ghosn would continue to fight a criminal case in Japan, they added.
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However, it is not legally binding under Russian criminal or administrative law.
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These people must pass certain background checks for possible past criminal convictions.
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John said you've done criminal work and that you come highly recommended.
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The state's rules, which became effective Dec. 11, carry possible criminal penalties.
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Portuguese
Criminal through the time
Criminal across language varieties
South Africa
Common
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
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