[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

criminal \crim"inal\ kr?m"?-nal, a. l. criminalis, fr.
   crimen: cf. f. criminel. see crime.
   1. guilty of crime or sin.
      1913 webster

            the neglect of any of the relative duties renders us
            criminal in the sight of god.         --rogers.
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   2. involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an
      act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness.
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            foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications
            of vice, not criminal in themselves.  --addison.
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   3. relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal
      code.
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            the officers and servants of the crown, violating
            the personal liberty, or other right of the subject
            . . . were in some cases liable to criminal process.
                                                  --hallam.
      1913 webster

   criminal action law, an action or suit instituted to
      secure conviction and punishment for a crime.

   criminal conversation law, unlawful intercourse with a
      married woman; adultery; -- usually abbreviated, crim.
      con.

   criminal law, the law which relates to crimes.
      1913 webster
see also:
crime criminal action criminal conversation criminal law 

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