престу́пница — meaning in English
prestupnitsa
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English meaning
- con noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
- criminal adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
- felon noun Someone convicted of a felony — a serious crime.
- lawbreaker noun One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
- offender noun A person who commits a crime or breaks the law.
- outlaw noun A person who has broken the law and is hiding or on the run from it.
Senses
престу́пница is used for these senses in English:
- con (slang) A convicted criminal, a convict.
- 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.
- lawbreaker One who breaks (violates) the law, a criminal.
- offender A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
con — full definition
- noun A dishonest scheme designed to trick someone, usually to take their money.
- verb To trick or cheat someone, typically for personal gain.
- noun A disadvantage of something, especially when weighed against its benefits.
- noun (informal) A convicted criminal.
- noun A large organized gathering for fans of a hobby or genre, such as comics or gaming.
criminal — full definition
- adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
- noun A person who has committed a crime.
- adj Shockingly wrong or wasteful (used loosely, not in a legal sense).