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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
criminal
    adj 1: bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure; "a
           criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of
           violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as
           for a wife" [syn: condemnable, criminal,
           deplorable, reprehensible, vicious]
    2: guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of
       God and man"
    3: involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a
       criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent" [syn:
       criminal, felonious]
    n 1: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally
         convicted of a crime [syn: criminal, felon, crook,
         outlaw, malefactor]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Criminal \Crim"i*nal\ (kr?m"?-nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr.
   crimen: cf. F. criminel. See Crime.]
   1. Guilty of crime or sin.
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            The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us
            criminal in the sight of God.         --Rogers.
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   2. Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an
      act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness.
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            Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications
            of vice, not criminal in themselves.  --Addison.
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   3. Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal
      code.
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            The officers and servants of the crown, violating
            the personal liberty, or other right of the subject
            . . . were in some cases liable to criminal process.
                                                  --Hallam.
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   Criminal action (Law), an action or suit instituted to
      secure conviction and punishment for a crime.

   Criminal conversation (Law), unlawful intercourse with a
      married woman; adultery; -- usually abbreviated, crim.
      con.

   Criminal law, the law which relates to crimes.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Criminal \Crim"i*nal\, n.
   One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found
   guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a
   felon.
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4. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)
CRIMINAL. Relating to, or having the character of crime; as, criminal law, 
criminal conversation, &c. It also signifies a person convicted of a crime. 



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