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criminel

/kʁi.mi.nɛl/

adjective/kʁi.mi.nɛl/

criminal (against the law); crime; criminal; criminal (similar to a criminal)

Inherited from Old French criminal, borrowed from Late Latin or Juridical Latin criminālis, from Latin crīmen.

noun, masculine/kʁi.mi.nɛl/plural: criminels

criminal (someone who commits a crime)

Synonyms: bandit, contrevenant, criminel, délinquant, escroc, hors-la-loi, malfaiteur, malfrat

Related: criminel de guerre

Inherited from Old French criminal, borrowed from Late Latin or Juridical Latin criminālis, from Latin crīmen.