| 词组 | criminal |
| 释义 | noun | adjective criminal1 /ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ noun someone who is involved in illegal activities or has been proved guilty of a crimeadjectives/nouns + criminala violent/dangerous criminal He believes there should be tougher sentences for violent criminals.a petty criminal (=one who commits crimes that are not very serious) How much time should the police spend dealing with petty criminals?a convicted criminal (=someone who has been found guilty of a crime) The president pardoned a number of convicted criminals.a habitual/hardened/career criminal (=someone who often commits crimes) Young offenders should not be put in the same prison as hardened criminals.a common criminal (=one who is not special) He was treated like a common criminal.a known criminal Some of this man’s friends are known criminals.a suspected criminal It is right that the police should keep information on suspected criminals.a notorious criminal (=one who is famous for their crimes) The prison houses some of Britain’s toughest and most notorious criminals.a wanted criminal (=who the police want to arrest) He is one of the ten most wanted criminals in the United States.a war criminal (=one who committed serious crimes during a war) They believed that all Nazi war criminals should be prosecuted.verbscatch a criminal also apprehend a criminal formal Information from the public helps the police catch criminals.arrest a criminal Within hours of the incident, the criminals had been arrested.prosecute a criminal The United Nations wanted to prosecute these war criminals.jail a criminal More criminals than ever are being jailed.phrasesbring a criminal to justice (=put them on trial) We will make every effort to bring these criminals to justice.THESAURUS: criminal offender someone who breaks the law: The courts should impose tougher punishments on offenders. | He was sent to 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 AmE someone who has committed a serious crime - used in legal contexts: 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 active 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, especially while people are watching: A masked robber armed with a shotgun asked him to hand over all the money. | 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 steals goods from shops: 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: He was a skilful forger who produced pictures that 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 his mobile phone. murderer someone who deliberately kills someone else: His murderer was sentenced to life imprisonment. | Do you think they should execute murderers? | Breivik was a mass murderer who killed 77 people (=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. noun | adjective criminal2 /ˈkrɪmənəl, ˈkrɪmɪnəl/ adjective 1. used to describe something that is a crimenounsa criminal offence/act Driving without insurance is a criminal offence.criminal activity/behaviour There was no evidence of any criminal activity. | Is it possible that the tendency to criminal behaviour is inherited?criminal wrongdoing AmE (=actions that are illegal) The investigation cleared him of any criminal wrongdoing.criminal damage BrE (=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.2. relating to actions of lawyers or the police that are concerned with crimenounsa criminal charge He faces criminal charges under the Official Secrets Act.a criminal conviction (=an official decision that someone is guilty of a crime) He had a criminal conviction for fraud.a criminal investigation The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the bombing.a criminal record (=the fact that someone has committed crimes in the past, which the police have a record of) It can be difficult for someone with a criminal record to find work.the criminal justice system How effective is our criminal justice system?a criminal case These courts deal with the overwhelming majority of criminal cases.a criminal trial His year-long criminal trial ended in October.a criminal court (=that deals with crimes) The trial will take place in an international criminal court.criminal proceedings (=legal actions to deal with criminals) Criminal proceedings have been started against the demonstrators.criminal law The basic principle of English criminal law is that a person is presumed innocent until they have been shown to be guilty of an offence.a criminal lawyer (=who deals with criminal cases) He was a criminal lawyer who defended Capone and other gangsters.Criminal or civil?You use criminal when talking about crimes, for example robbery or crimes of violence. You use civil about cases involving legal disagreements about property, business etc, rather than crimes: The case will be heard in a civil court. The magistrate deals with civil cases. |
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