criminal — meaning in English

English meaning

• criminal adj Involving or relating to crime, or against the law.
• felon noun Someone convicted of a felony — a serious crime.

Senses

criminal 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.

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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