criminal

• Relatif à un crime ou à une activité illégale ; utilisé aussi familièrement pour décrire quelque chose de très mauvais ou de choquant.

Relating to crime or illegal activities; also used informally to describe something very bad or shocking.

1. Relating to crimeB1formallegal

   Involving or relating to illegal activities or offenses against the law.

   relatif à la criminalité

   • He was charged with criminal activity.
   • The court deals with both civil and criminal cases.
   • She has a criminal record for theft.

   Synonymesfeloniousillegalillicitlawlessunlawfulwrongful

   Antonymesinnocentlaw-abidinglawfullegallegitimate

2. Morally wrongB2informal

   Used informally to describe something that is shocking, unfair, or morally unacceptable.

   Morally wrong

   • It's criminal how much they charge for parking.
   • The amount of food waste in this restaurant is criminal.
   • His treatment of the employees was simply criminal.

   Synonymesdisgracefuloutrageousscandalousshamefulshockingsinfulunfairunjustwickedwrong

   Antonymesethicalfairhonestjustmoralrighteousvirtuous

• Personne qui a commis un crime ou un délit, ou qui est condamnée pour une infraction à la loi.

A noun referring to a person who has committed a crime or been convicted of an illegal act.

1. LawbreakerA2formallegal

   A person who has committed a crime or been convicted of a crime.

   Criminel (personne ayant commis un crime)

   • The criminal was sentenced to ten years in prison.
   • Police arrested the criminal after a long chase.
   • The court found the criminal guilty of theft.

   Synonymesconvictculpritfelonlawbreakermalefactormiscreantoffenderperpetratorwrongdoer

2. Repeat offenderB1formallegal

   A person who repeatedly engages in illegal activities.

   Récidiviste

   • The criminal had a long record of burglaries.
   • Authorities are tracking a known criminal in the area.
   • The criminal was released on parole but reoffended.

   Synonymeshabitual criminalrecidivist