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Criminal
/ˈkrɪmənəl/
A person who breaks the law, often triggering punishment from the judicial system.
Synonyms:
offender
felon
lawbreaker
delinquent
culprit
Antonyms:
innocent
upright
righteous
Examples:
He went to jail for a
criminal
act.
The
criminal
escaped from the police last night.
Etymology:
Originating from the Latin word
criminalis
meaning relating to crime, via Old French
crimen
meaning
accusation
or
offense.
Usage Statistics:
47 mentions per 1 million words
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