criminal
criminal is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness. Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves. Addison.
- 2.Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal code. 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. 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.
- 3.One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- adherent
- adjunct
- adjutant
- adjuvant
- advocate
- after
- ally
- alter
- angel
- assistant
- associate
- auxiliary
- backer
- candle
- champion
- clerk
- coadjutor
- coadjutrix
- collaborator
- colleague
- complice
- confederate
- confidant
- confrere
- cooperator
- court
- dupe
- ego
- entertainment
- fact
- friend
- genius
- girl
- gopher
- guardian
- hand
- handmaid
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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