criminal

 
  Grep  of  noun  criminal 
  criminal 
  criminal  congress 
  criminal  contempt 
  criminal  conversation 
  criminal  court 
  criminal  law 
  criminal  negligence 
  criminal  record 
  criminal  suit 
  criminalism 
  criminality 
  criminalness 
  desperate  criminal 
  habitual  criminal 
  war  criminal 
 
  Overview  of  noun  criminal 
 
  The  noun  criminal  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  criminal,  felon,  crook,  outlaw,  malefactor  --  (someone  who  has  committed  (or  been  legally  convicted  of)  a  crime) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  criminal 
 
  The  adj  criminal  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  criminal  --  (relating  to  crime  or  its  punishment;  "criminal  court") 
  2.  (1)  condemnable,  criminal,  deplorable,  reprehensible  --  (bringing  or  deserving  severe  rebuke  or  censure;  "a  criminal  waste  of  talent";  "a  deplorable  act  of  violence";  "adultery  is  as  reprehensible  for  a  husband  as  for  a  wife") 
  3.  (1)  criminal  --  (guilty  of  crime  or  serious  offense;  "criminal  in  the  sight  of  God  and  man") 
  4.  criminal,  felonious  --  (involving  or  being  or  having  the  nature  of  a  crime;  "a  criminal  offense";  "criminal  abuse";  "felonious  intent") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  criminal 
 
  3  of  4  senses  of  criminal 
 
  Sense  2 
  condemnable,  criminal,  deplorable,  reprehensible 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  wrong)  ->  right 
 
  Sense  3 
  criminal 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  guilty)  ->  innocent,  guiltless,  clean-handed 
 
  Sense  4 
  criminal,  felonious 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  illegal)  ->  legal 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  criminal 
 
  4  senses  of  criminal 
 
  Sense  1 
  criminal 
  Pertains  to  noun  crime  (Sense  1) 
  =>crime,  law-breaking 
  =>  transgression,  evildoing 
 
  Sense  2 
  condemnable,  criminal,  deplorable,  reprehensible 
  =>  wrong  (vs.  right) 
 
  Sense  3 
  criminal 
  =>  guilty  (vs.  innocent) 
 
  Sense  4 
  criminal,  felonious 
  =>  illegal  (vs.  legal) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  criminal 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  criminal 
 
  criminal  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  criminal 
  criminal 
 
  Overview  of  noun  criminal 
 
  The  noun  criminal  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  criminal,  felon,  crook,  outlaw,  malefactor  --  (someone  who  has  committed  (or  been  legally  convicted  of)  a  crime) 
 
  Overview  of  adj  criminal 
 
  The  adj  criminal  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  criminal  --  (relating  to  crime  or  its  punishment;  "criminal  court") 
  2.  (1)  condemnable,  criminal,  deplorable,  reprehensible  --  (bringing  or  deserving  severe  rebuke  or  censure;  "a  criminal  waste  of  talent";  "a  deplorable  act  of  violence";  "adultery  is  as  reprehensible  for  a  husband  as  for  a  wife") 
  3.  (1)  criminal  --  (guilty  of  crime  or  serious  offense;  "criminal  in  the  sight  of  God  and  man") 
  4.  criminal,  felonious  --  (involving  or  being  or  having  the  nature  of  a  crime;  "a  criminal  offense";  "criminal  abuse";  "felonious  intent") 

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