· someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
Synonym(s): felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
Hypernym(s): principal
· 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"
Synonym(s): condemnable, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious
· guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight of God and man"
· involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"
Synonym(s): felonious