单词 | criminaldom |
释义 | criminaldomn. Now rare. Criminal society, the underworld; criminals collectively. ΚΠ 1887 Spectator 5 Nov. 1515 The very dregs of French criminaldom. 1902 Racine (Wisconsin) Weekly Jrnl. 11 Apr. (Second section) 4/3 This first sentence would drive him in the ranks of criminaldom. 1931 Mason City (Iowa) Globe-Gaz. 29 Jan. 3/2 The fear of the electric chair must still hang over criminaldom to curtail crime. 1953 M. C. I. Levy Governor George Arthur 154 A veritable hell on earth into which were poured the foulest dregs of colonial criminaldom. 1981 Colorado Springs Gaz.-Tel. 6 June 11 b/6 Whatever happened to Miranda Rights or any of the other benefits to criminaldom that a citizen might perhaps hope to share? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1887 |
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