criminal
adjective
of the nature of or involving crime.
criminals
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pluralof criminal.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Det Supt Gareth Gilbert, who led the operation, said officers were "staying one step ahead of the criminals who use high-powered bikes or mopeds to steal from Londoners".
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Masson called on the French government to provide more financial support to local areas and museums to protect artwork from "increasingly organised and determined criminals".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
It is hard to eliminate every photo of you on the internet, but don’t make it easy for criminals to get photos from your social-media accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
As a result, response times can be sluggish, and criminals sometimes have the perception that they won’t face consequences, Matson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
So we called time-traveling criminals Butterflies, despite the fluffiness of the word, because they traveled back to the past to change something.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
