Synonyms: criminal, crook, malefactor, felon, outlaw
Definition: someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Similar words: principal
Definition: (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
Synonyms: criminal
Definition: guilty of crime or serious offense
Usage: criminal in the sight of God and man
Similar words: guilty
Definition: responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
Usage: guilty of murder; the guilty person; secret guilty deeds
Definition: involving or being or having the nature of a crime
Usage: a criminal offense; criminal abuse; felonious intent
Similar words: illegal
Definition: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
Usage: an illegal chess move
Synonyms: vicious, reprehensible, condemnable, criminal, deplorable
Definition: bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Usage: a criminal waste of talent; a deplorable act of violence; adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
Similar words: wrong
Definition: contrary to conscience or morality or law
Usage: it is wrong for the rich to take advantage of the poor; cheating is wrong; it is wrong to lie