单词 | criminal |
例句 | criminalcriminal /ˈkrɪmənəl/ noun ► criminal someone who is guilty of a crime: ► offender someone who has broken the law: ► felon (formal) someone who is guilty of a serious crime: ► accomplice someone who helps a criminal do something wrong: ► delinquent a child or young person who behaves very badly or does illegal things: ► wrongdoer (formal) someone who does something illegal or immoral: ► the culprit (formal) the person who has done something wrong or illegal: ➔ see illegal, prisoner, thiefSYNONYM CHECKCriminal or offender?You use criminal about someone who has broken a law and will be punished by going to prison.You can use offender about someone who has committed serious crimes, but an offender can also be someone who has broken a less serious law, such as a law about speeding. Offender is often used in courts, by the police, or in newspaper reports. |
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