criminal

adj.

1. 犯罪的；犯法的；涉及犯罪的
   connected with or involving crime
   1. criminal offences/behaviour
      刑事犯罪；犯罪行为
   2. criminal damage (= the crime of damaging sb's property deliberately)
      刑事损害
   3. criminal negligence (= the illegal act of sb failing to do sth that they should do, with the result that sb else is harmed)
      过失犯罪
2. 刑法的；刑事的
   connected to the laws that deal with crime
   1. criminal law
      刑法
   2. the criminal justice system
      刑事审判制度
   3. a criminal lawyer
      刑事诉讼律师
   4. to bring criminal charges against sb
      对某人提起刑事诉讼
3. 道德上错误的；不道德的
   morally wrong
   1. This is a criminal waste of resources.
      这是一种浪费资源的可耻行为。

noun

1. 罪犯
   a person who commits a crime
   1. Society does not know how to deal with hardened criminals (= people who regularly commit crimes and are not sorry for what they do) .
      社会不知道怎样处置惯犯。
   2. a career criminal
      职业罪犯

1. N-COUNT 罪犯
   A criminal is a person who regularly commits crimes.
   1. A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals in Moroto.
      一伙持枪歹徒袭击了莫罗托的一所监狱，放走了9名罪犯。
2. ADJ 犯罪的;犯法的
   Criminal means connected with crime.
   1. Her husband faces various criminal charges...
      她丈夫面临多项犯罪指控。
   2. At 17, he had a criminal record for petty theft...
      他17岁就有了小偷小摸的犯罪前科。
   3. Doug was found guilty of criminal assault and sentenced to six months in jail.
      道格被判犯有人身攻击罪，监禁6个月。
3. ADJ 罪过的;严重错误的
   If you describe an action as criminal, you think it is very wrong or a serious mistake.
   1. He said a full-scale dispute involving strikes would be criminal.
      他说如果出现罢工等大规模纠纷那将是极不应该的。

1. Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
   他把聪明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。
2. The film breached the criminal libel laws.
   这部电影触犯了刑事诽谤法。
3. Last night a top criminal psychologist cast doubt on the theory.
   昨天晚上，一位顶级犯罪心理学家使人们对该理论产生了怀疑。
4. Although he subsequently became a successful businessman, his criminal past caught up with him.
   尽管后来他成了事业有成的生意人，以前的犯罪前科终究让他尝到了苦果。
5. He may still face criminal charges
   他可能仍然要面临刑事指控。
6. The Board has banned the film on the grounds that it contravenes criminal libel laws
   委员会决定禁播这部电影，理由是它触犯了刑事诽谤法。
7. A group of gunmen attacked a prison and set free nine criminals in Moroto.
   一伙持枪歹徒袭击了莫罗托的一所监狱，放走了9名罪犯。
8. Her husband faces various criminal charges
   她丈夫面临多项犯罪指控。
9. At 17, he had a criminal record for petty theft
   他17岁就有了小偷小摸的犯罪前科。
10. Doug was found guilty of criminal assault and sentenced to six months in jail.
    道格被判犯有人身攻击罪，监禁6个月。
11. He said a full-scale dispute involving strikes would be criminal.
    他说如果出现罢工等大规模纠纷那将是极不应该的。
12. The Court of Criminal Appeals has been deliberating his case for almost two weeks.
    刑事上诉法院审议他的案子已经快两周了。
13. Taft grumbled that the law so favored the criminal that trials seemed like a game of chance
    塔夫脱抱怨法律如此偏袒罪犯，审判看来像是一场碰运气的游戏。
14. He decided there was insufficient evidence to justify criminal proceedings
    他认定证据不充分无法提起刑事诉讼。
15. They are seeking permission to begin criminal proceedings against him for breaking the law on financing political parties
    他们正寻求取得对他提起刑事诉讼的许可令，以控告他违反了有关政党资助的法律。
16. He was a professor of criminal law at Harvard University law school
    他是哈佛大学法学院的刑法学教授。
17. Under international law, diplomats living in foreign countries are exempt from criminal prosecution
    根据国际法，驻外外交官员免受刑事检控。
18. They pleaded guilty to lesser charges of criminal damage
    他们承认了刑事毁坏的较轻罪名。
19. Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.
    除罪案调查技巧外，学生们还要学习法医学、哲学和逻辑学。
20. All this had an extremely negative effect on the criminal justice system.
    这一切对刑事司法制度产生了极坏的影响。
21. In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe.
    英国的《消费者保护法》规定销售不安全物品属刑事犯罪行为。
22. He is being prosecuted for two criminal offences.
    他因两项刑事罪名受到起诉。
23. They would be sacked for criminal or scandalous behaviour
    若有犯罪或不道德的行为，他们就会被解雇。
24. The introduction of a new code of criminal procedure has also slowed up the system.
    新刑事诉讼法的出台也使系统的效率有所降低。
25. He did not want to reform the criminal justice system in its totality.
    他不想全盘改革刑事司法制度。
26. He is weighing the possibility of filing criminal charges against the doctor
    他正在仔细考虑对那个医生提起刑事诉讼的可能性。
27. Within criminal law almost anything could be defined as 'crime'.
    在刑法中，几乎任何行为都可以被界定为“犯罪”。
28. The principal criminal was sentenced to life imprisonment.
    这个主犯被判无期徒刑。
29. The Court will administer the punishment of the criminal by law.
    法庭将对罪犯绳之以法。

noun

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

   Synonym:    feloncrookoutlawmalefactor

adj

1. guilty of crime or serious offense
   1. criminal in the sight of God and man

2. involving or being or having the nature of a crime
   1. a criminal offense
   2. criminal abuse
   3. felonious intent

   Synonym:    felonious

3. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
   1. a criminal waste of talent
   2. a deplorable act of violence
   3. adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife

   Synonym:    condemnabledeplorablereprehensiblevicious