early 15c., from Middle French criminel (11c.), from Latin criminalis "pertaining to crime," from crimen (genitive criminis); see crime. Preserves the Latin -n-. Criminal law (or criminal justice) distinguished from civil in English at least since late 15c.
criminal (n.)
1620s, from criminal (adj.).
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1. Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.
他把聪明都用在了犯罪上，太可惜了。
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2. Northbridge is a cool, calculating and clever criminal who could strike again.
诺思布里奇是个头脑冷静、诡计多端、阴险狡诈的罪犯，他可能还会犯案。
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3. They would be sacked for criminal or scandalous behaviour.
若有犯罪或不道德的行为，他们就会被解雇。
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4. Within criminal law almost anything could be defined as "crime".
在刑法中，几乎任何行为都可以被界定为“犯罪”。
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5. Apart from criminal investigation techniques, students learn forensic medicine, philosophy and logic.
