English Explanatory Dictionary

criminality

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being criminal.
  2. Criminal activity.
  3. A criminal act.

Word forms

criminality criminalities

Etymology

From French criminalité, from Latin criminalitas, from Latin criminalis. By surface analysis, criminal + -ity.

Synonyms

criminalness atrociousness awfulness badness corruption corruptness criminality dacoity depravity enormity evil evilness immorality knavery nefariousness rascality savagery scoundrelry scumminess turpitude vileness villainhood villainousness villainry villainy wickedness crime delinquency criminal offence malefaction perpetration unlaw unlawfulness

Derived words

cybercriminality double criminality
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