Criminal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪmɪnəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɪmɪnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɪmɪnəl/

3 syllables Say it as /kɹˈɪmɪnəl/.

Examples

a criminal waste of talent
a deplorable act of violence
adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condemnable felonious vicious deplorable outlaw crook reprehensible felon malefactor

Parts of Speech

noun	someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
adjective	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure “a criminal waste of talent”
adjective	guilty of crime or serious offense “criminal in the sight of God and man”
adjective	involving or being or having the nature of a crime “a criminal offense”

Word Forms

criminalize	verb	treat as a criminal
outlaw	adjective	disobedient to or defiant of law
outlaw	verb	declare illegal; outlaw
reprehend	verb	express strong disapproval of
reprehensibility	noun	being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof
criminalness	noun	the state of being a criminal
criminality	noun	the state of being a criminal
crime	noun	an evil act not necessarily punishable by law
felony	noun	a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kriminell

jemand, der eine Straftat begangen hat oder wegen einer Straftat rechtskräftig verurteilt wurde

🇫🇷French

criminel

quelqu'un qui a commis un crime ou qui a été légalement reconnu coupable d'un crime

🇮🇹Italian

penale

qualcuno che ha commesso un crimine o è stato legalmente condannato per un crimine

🇳🇱Dutch

crimineel

iemand die een misdrijf heeft gepleegd of wettelijk is veroordeeld voor een misdrijf

🇷🇺Russian

преступник

тот, кто совершил преступление или был законно осужден за преступление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आपराधिक

कोई व्यक्ति जिसने कोई अपराध किया हो या कानूनी तौर पर किसी अपराध के लिए दोषी ठहराया गया हो

🇧🇩Bengali

অপরাধী

যে কেউ অপরাধ করেছে বা আইনত অপরাধের জন্য দোষী সাব্যস্ত হয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

குற்றவாளி

ஒரு குற்றம் செய்தவர் அல்லது சட்டப்பூர்வமாக ஒரு குற்றத்திற்காக தண்டிக்கப்பட்டவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

నేరస్థుడు

నేరం చేసిన లేదా చట్టబద్ధంగా నేరానికి పాల్పడిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

गुन्हेगार

ज्याने गुन्हा केला आहे किंवा एखाद्या गुन्ह्यासाठी कायदेशीररित्या दोषी ठरले आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગુનેગાર

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જેણે ગુનો કર્યો હોય અથવા કાયદેસર રીતે ગુના માટે દોષિત ઠર્યા હોય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪರಾಧಿ

ಅಪರಾಧ ಮಾಡಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಕಾನೂನುಬದ್ಧವಾಗಿ ಅಪರಾಧಕ್ಕೆ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಗೊಳಗಾದ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുറ്റവാളി

ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യം ചെയ്ത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു കുറ്റകൃത്യത്തിന് നിയമപരമായി ശിക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਪਰਾਧੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਨੇ ਕੋਈ ਜੁਰਮ ਕੀਤਾ ਹੈ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਪਰਾਧ ਲਈ ਕਾਨੂੰਨੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਦੋਸ਼ੀ ਠਹਿਰਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجرم

کوئی ایسا شخص جس نے جرم کیا ہو یا قانونی طور پر جرم کا مرتکب ہوا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刑事

犯罪或被依法定罪的人

🇯🇵Japanese

犯罪的

犯罪を犯したことがある、または犯罪で法的に有罪判決を受けた人

🇰🇷Korean

범인

범죄를 저질렀거나 범죄로 법적 유죄판결을 받은 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tội phạm

một người đã phạm tội hoặc đã bị kết án hợp pháp về một tội phạm

🇹🇭Thai

อาชญากร

คนที่ก่ออาชญากรรมหรือถูกตัดสินว่ามีความผิดตามกฎหมาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pidana

seseorang yang telah melakukan kejahatan atau telah dihukum secara sah karena melakukan kejahatan

🇵🇭Filipino

kriminal

isang taong nakagawa ng krimen o legal na nahatulan ng krimen

🇲🇾Malay

penjenayah

seseorang yang telah melakukan jenayah atau telah disabitkan secara sah atas jenayah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مجرم

شخص ارتكب جريمة أو أدين قانونيًا بارتكاب جريمة

🇮🇷Persian

جنایتکار

کسی که مرتکب جرمی شده یا به طور قانونی به جرمی محکوم شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

suçlu

Bir suç işlemiş veya yasal olarak bir suçtan hüküm giymiş kimse

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּלִילִי

מישהו שביצע פשע או הורשע משפטית בפשע

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