criminel

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

criminel (feminine criminelle, masculine plural criminels, feminine plural criminelles)

  1. criminal (against the law)
  2. (relational) crime; criminal
  3. criminal (similar to a criminal)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Danish: kriminel
  • → Swedish: kriminell
  • → Turkish: kriminel

Noun

criminel m (plural criminels, feminine criminelle)

  1. criminal (someone who commits a crime)

Derived terms

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