单词 | criminal |
释义 | criminal —criminally, adv. /krim"euh nl/, adj. 1. of the nature of or involving crime. 2. guilty of crime. 3. Law. of or pertaining to crime or its punishment: a criminal proceeding. 4. senseless; foolish: It's criminal to waste so much good food. 5. exorbitant; grossly overpriced: They charge absolutely criminal prices. n. 6. a person guilty or convicted of a crime. [1350-1400; ME < AF < LL criminalis, equiv. to L crimin- (s. of crimen; see CRIME) + -alis -AL1] Syn. 1. felonious, unlawful. See illegal. 6. malefactor, evildoer, transgressor, culprit, felon, crook, hoodlum, gangster. Ant. 1. lawful. 2. innocent. |
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