someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

[ Syn: felon , crook , outlaw , malefactor ]

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 , vicious ]

guilty of crime or serious offense; criminal in the sight of God and man'

involving or being or having the nature of a crime; a criminal offense; criminal abuse; felonious intent

[ Syn: felonious ]