criminal

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Examples from the Web for criminal

The judges who handle arraignments at criminal court in all five boroughs have a small fraction of their usual caseloads.
Shot Down During the NYPD Slowdown|Michael Daly|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But most likely it was linked to the way priests identify with the poor in the face of government and criminal abuses.
Mexico’s Priests Are Marked for Murder|Jason McGahan|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Like any service for hire, it is extremely important for the traffickers to provide a reputable service, criminal as it is.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Having a criminal record can reduce the likelihood of getting a callback or job offer by 50 percent.
His First Day Out Of Jail After 40 Years: Adjusting To Life Outside|Justin Rohrlich|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST

“There is nothing whatsoever in the video which supports the charges—it shows no criminal activity,” Bakir said.
Sisi Is Persecuting, Prosecuting, and Publicly Shaming Egypt’s Gays|Bel Trew|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He was an elderly man, with hard features and piercing eyes, who received me almost brutally, as if I had been a criminal.
The Clique of Gold|Emile Gaboriau
A ‘political’ is not identified with the criminal any more than a debtor is identified with a felon in England.
Russian Life To-day|Right Rev. Herbert Bury
The criminal classes silently left the town, and peace and order reigned.
Memoirs of Orange Jacobs|Orange Jacobs
The authorities of our Nation have condemned membership in the Communist organization as illegal and have proven Debs a criminal.
The Red Conspiracy|Joseph J. Mereto
It was necessary for the criminal to get Corbut out of the way.
The Crime of the French Caf and Other Stories|Nicholas Carter

British Dictionary definitions for criminal

criminal

/ (ˈkrɪmɪnəl) /

noun

a person charged with and convicted of crime

a person who commits crimes for a living

adjective

of, involving, or guilty of crime

(prenominal) of or relating to crime or its punishmentcriminal court; criminal lawyer

informal senseless or deplorablea criminal waste of money

Derived forms of criminal

criminally, adverb

Word Origin for criminal

C15: from Late Latin crīminālis; see crime, -al 1

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