criminals

nounperson who breaks the law

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Word Origin & History

early 15c., from Middle French criminel (11c.), from Latin criminalis "pertaining to crime," from crimen (genitive criminis); see crime. Preserves the Latin -n-. Criminal law (or criminal justice) distinguished from civil in English at least since late 15c.

Example Sentences forcriminals

Boys were flogged when criminals were hanged, to impress the awful warning on them.

From children and animals it extended to slaves and criminals.

What is to be said about the official who inflicts the death-penalty on criminals?

As criminals, anarchists were distinctly no class—no class at all.

If arrested, they can have no claim to exemption from the liabilities of criminals.

What of the criminals, against whose immigration you are not protected?

I don't know how the explosion was caused, neither do I know who the criminals are or were.

The shabbiness of the legislature must answer for it, if criminals remain at large.

But surely you know what criminals have done to avoid identification?

“Like so many of the criminals I have brought before the courts,” he said, bitterly.

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