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criminale — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • criminal adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
  • felon noun Someone convicted of a felony — a serious crime.
  • racketeer noun Someone who takes part in an illegal business, for example through fraud, bribery or extortion.
  • villain noun A wicked or evil character, especially the main antagonist in a story, film, or drama.

Senses

criminale is used for these senses in English:

  • criminal A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
  • felon (criminal law) A person who has committed a felony; specifically, one who has been tried and convicted of such a crime.
  • racketeer One who commits crimes (especially fraud, bribery, loansharking, extortion etc.) to aid in running a shady or illegal business.
  • villain A deliberate scoundrel.

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).

felon — full definition

  1. noun Someone convicted of a felony — a serious crime.
  2. noun A painful infection near a fingernail or toenail.
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