criminal

  1. Adjective.  Being against the law; forbidden by law.
  2. Adjective.  Guilty of breaking the law.
  3. Adjective.  Of or relating to crime.
  4. Adjective.  (figuratively) Abhorrent or very undesirable, even if allowed by law.
  5. Adjective.  Of or relating to crime control, notably penal law.
  6. Noun.  A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

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