ποινικός — meaning in English

English meaning

• criminal adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
• punitive adj Intended as a punishment, or inflicting one.

Senses

ποινικός is used for these senses in English:

• criminal Against the law; forbidden by law.
• punitive (legal, military) Inflicting punishment; punishing.

criminal — full definition

1. adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
2. noun A person who has committed a crime.
3. adj Shockingly wrong or wasteful (used loosely, not in a legal sense).

Related Greek words