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: criminalise, criminalize, illegalise, illegalize, outlaw
Definition: declare illegal; outlaw
Usage: Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
Similar words: prohibit, proscribe, disallow, veto, nix, forbid, interdict
Definition: command against
Usage: I forbid you to call me late at night; Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store; Dad nixed our plans
Definition: disobedient to or defiant of law
Usage: lawless bands roaming the plains
Similar words: unlawful
Definition: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
Usage: unlawful measures; unlawful money; unlawful hunters
Synonyms: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw, outlawed, unlawful
Definition: contrary to or forbidden by law
Usage: an illegitimate seizure of power; illicit trade; an outlaw strike; unlawful measures
Similar words: illegal
Definition: prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
Usage: an illegal chess move