criminel

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʁi.mi.nɛl/
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Adjective

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

criminal (against the law)
(relational) crime; criminal
criminal (similar to a criminal)

Derived terms

criminellement

Descendants

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

Noun

criminel m (plural criminels, feminine criminelle)

criminal (someone who commits a crime)

Derived terms

criminel de guerre

Related terms

crime

Further reading

“criminel”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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