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(Definition of criminal noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Crimes against property
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- Not punishing & reducing punishment
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Synonyms and related words:
- accessory noun (CRIMINAL)
- accomplice noun
- culprit noun
- delinquent noun
- felon noun
- first offender noun
- gangbanger noun
- gangland noun
- juvenile delinquent noun
- lawbreaker noun
- low life noun
- miscreant noun
- offender noun
- outlaw noun
- perpetrator noun
- probationer noun
- stalker noun
- villain noun
- wanted adjective
- wrongdoer noun
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