Tra từ criminal - Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

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]
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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.
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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).
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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