B1nouncrimelaw
US/ˈkrɪm.ə.nəl/
UK/ˈkrɪm.ɪ.nəl/
a person who has broken the law
In context
The police caught the criminals as they left the bank.
Online criminals often pretend to be your bank on the phone.
He is not a dangerous criminal; he just made one mistake.
Words that go with criminal
adjective + noun
- dangerous criminalThe prison holds the most dangerous criminals.
- convicted criminalA convicted criminal cannot work as a police officer.
- violent criminalViolent criminals get longer prison sentences.
verb + noun
- catch a criminalCameras help the police catch criminals.
noun + noun
- career criminalHe was a career criminal who had been in prison many times.