criminal

adj 1: relating to crime or its punishment; "criminal court"

2: 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"

[syn: {condemnable}, {deplorable}, {reprehensible}]

3: guilty of crime or serious offense; "criminal in the sight

of God and man"

4: involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a

criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"

[syn: {felonious}]

n : someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a

crime [syn: {felon}, {crook}, {outlaw}, {malefactor}]