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criminal n. [
felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor] someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
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criminal s. [
condemnable, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious] 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"
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criminal s. guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"
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criminal s. [
felonious] involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"
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