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Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary
criminal
I.crim‧i‧nal1 S3 W2 /ˈkrɪmənəl, ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ BrE AmE adjective [Word Family: noun: ↑crime, ↑criminal, ↑criminologist, ↑criminology; verb: ↑incriminate, ↑criminalize ≠ ↑decriminalize; adjective: ↑criminal, ↑incriminating; adverb: ↑criminally] [Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: criminel, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen; ⇨ ↑crime] 1. relating to crime: Experts cannot agree on the causes of criminal behaviour. I was sure he was involved in some kind of criminal activity. She has not committed a criminal offence (=a crime). He was arrested and charged with criminal damage (=damaging someone’s property illegally). The doctor was found guilty of criminal negligence (=not taking enough care to protect people you are responsible for). 2. relating to the part of the legal system that is concerned with crime ⇨ civil: The case will be tried in a criminal court. We have no faith in the criminal justice system. The police are investigating the matter, and he may face criminal charges (=be officially accused of a crime). She usually deals with serious criminal cases. a criminal lawyer 3. wrong, dishonest, and unacceptable SYN wicked: It seems criminal that teachers are paid so little money. —criminally adverb: a hospital for the criminally insane —criminality /ˌkrɪməˈnæləti, ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/ noun [uncountable] • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 1) nouns ▪ criminal activity There was no evidence of any criminal activity. ▪ a criminal offence/act (=a crime) Cruelty to animals is a criminal offence. ▪ criminal behaviour Is it possible that the tendency to criminal behaviour is inherited? ▪ criminal wrongdoing American English (=actions that are illegal) The investigation cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing. ▪ criminal damage British English (=damaging someone's property illegally) He was charged with criminal damage to his boss's car. ▪ criminal negligence (=not taking enough care to protect people you are responsible for) Charges of criminal negligence were brought against senior staff. ▪ a criminal investigation (=when a possible crime is investigated) The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the bombing. • • • COLLOCATIONS (for Meaning 2) nouns ▪ the criminal justice system How effective is our criminal justice system? ▪ criminal law I’m more interested in criminal law than civil law. ▪ a criminal charge (=an official accusation that someone has committed a crime) He’s been arrested on a very serious criminal charge. ▪ a criminal record (=a record, kept by the police, of the crimes someone has committed) It can be hard for someone with a criminal record to find work. ▪ a criminal case The crown court usually deals with criminal cases. ▪ a criminal trial His year-long criminal trial ended in October. ▪ criminal proceedings (=actions to deal with criminals, such as charging people with crimes or bringing them to trial) Criminal proceedings have been started against the officers connected with the events. ▪ a criminal court The trial will take place in an international criminal court. ▪ a criminal lawyer (=who deals with criminal cases) II.criminal2 BrE AmE noun [countable] [Word Family: noun: ↑crime, ↑criminal, ↑criminologist, ↑criminology; verb: ↑incriminate, ↑criminalize ≠ ↑decriminalize; adjective: ↑criminal, ↑incriminating; adverb: ↑criminally] someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime ⇨ offender: Police have described the man as a violent and dangerous criminal. a convicted criminal (=someone who has been found guilty of a crime) The new law will ensure that habitual criminals (=criminals who commit crimes repeatedly) receive tougher punishments than first-time offenders. Teenagers should not be sent to prison to mix with hardened criminals (=criminals who have committed and will continue to commit a lot of crimes). • • • THESAURUS ▪ criminal someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crime. Criminal is used especially about someone who often does things that are illegal: Criminals are stealing people's credit card details off the Internet. | He is one of the most wanted criminals in the United States. ▪ offender someone who breaks the law: The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders. | a special prison for young offenders ▪ crook informal a dishonest person, especially one who steals money and who you cannot trust: Some politicians are crooks, but not all of them. | They're just a bunch of crooks. ▪ felon law especially American English someone who has committed a serious crime: Convicted felons should not be allowed to profit from their crimes. ▪ the culprit the person who has done something wrong or illegal: The culprits were never found. | If I ever catch the culprit, he or she is in big trouble. | The culprits were just six years old. ▪ delinquent a young person who behaves badly and is likely to commit crimes - used especially in the phrase juvenile delinquent: He later worked with juvenile delinquents in a Florida youth services program. ▪ accomplice someone who helps a criminal to do something illegal: Police believe the murderer must have had an accomplice. different types of criminal ▪ thief someone who steals things: Car thieves have been working in the area. | The thieves stole over £5,000 worth of jewellery. ▪ robber someone who steals money or valuable things from a bank, shop etc – used especially when someone sees the person who is stealing: a masked robber armed with a shotgun | They were the most successful bank robbers in US history. ▪ burglar someone who goes into people’s homes in order to steal: The burglars broke in through a window. ▪ shoplifter someone who takes things from shops without paying for them: The cameras have helped the store catch several shoplifters. ▪ pickpocket someone who steals things from people’s pockets, especially in a crowd: A sign warned that pickpockets were active in the station. ▪ conman/fraudster someone who deceives people in order to get money or things: Conmen tricked the woman into giving them her savings, as an ‘investment’. ▪ forger someone who illegally copies official documents, money, artworks etc: a forger who fooled museum curators ▪ counterfeiter someone who illegally copies money, official documents, or goods: Counterfeiters in Colombia are printing almost perfect dollar bills. ▪ pirate someone who illegally copies and sells another person’s work: DVD pirates ▪ mugger someone who attacks and robs people in public places: Muggers took his money and mobile phone. ▪ murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else: His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. | the murderer of civil rights activist Medgar Evers | He is a mass murderer (=someone who kills a large number of people). ▪ serial killer someone who kills several people, one after the other over a period of time, in a similar way: Shipman was a trusted family doctor who became Britain's worst serial killer. ▪ rapist someone who forces someone else to have sex: Some rapists drug their victims so that they become unconscious. ▪ sex offender someone who is guilty of a crime related to sex: Too many sex offenders are released from prison early. ▪ vandal someone who deliberately damages public property: Vandals broke most of the school’s windows. ▪ arsonist someone who deliberately sets fire to a building: The warehouse fire may have been the work of an arsonist.
criminalhu◎ | ['kriminl] | ※ | tính từ | | ■ | thuộc về tội hoặc phạm tội | | ☆ | criminal offences, damage, negligence | | những sự xúc phạm, phá hoại, cẩu thả có tính chất phạm tội | | ■ | liên quan đến tội phạm | | ☆ | criminal law | | luật hình sự | | ☆ | a criminal lawyer | | luật sư chuyên về lĩnh vực hình sự | | ■ | nhục nhã, vô đạo đức | | ☆ | a criminal waste of public money | | sự lãng phí công quỹ một cách vô đạo đức | | ☆ | it's criminal the way she lies and cheats to get what she wants | | cung cách cô ta nói dối và lừa gạt để giành lấy những gì cô ta muốn thật là nhục nhã | | 〆 | criminal conversation | | ✓ | (xem) conversation | ※ | danh từ | | ■ | kẻ phạm tội, tội phạm | | ☆ | war criminal | | tội phạm chiến tranh |
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