criminal
US /ˈkrɪmənəl/
noun, adjective Core · B1 Đời sống hằng ngày
Definition
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The police arrested the criminal who broke into the shop.
Word Family
NounNoun
VerbVerb
criminalize
AdjectiveAdj
criminal gốc
AdverbAdv
criminally
Synonyms
- offendera person who transgresses moral or civil law
- unlawfulnot conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
Collocations
- Easy criminal investigationdescribing criminal investigation (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
- Medium criminal background checkdescribing criminal background check (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
- Hard face criminal negligence chargesto confront or deal with directly regarding criminal negligence charges
- Very Hard notorious criminal mastermind indicteddescribing notorious criminal mastermind indicted (known widely and usually unfavorably)
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