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criminally

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crim·i·nal  (krm-nl)
adj.
1. Of, involving, or having the nature of crime: criminal abuse.
2. Relating to the administration of penal law.
3.
a. Guilty of crime.
b. Characteristic of a criminal.
4. Shameful; disgraceful: a criminal waste of talent.
n.
One that has committed or been legally convicted of a crime.

[Middle English, from Old French criminel, from Late Latin crminlis, from Latin crmen, crmin-, accusation; see crime.]

crimi·nal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.criminally - in a shameful manner; "the garden was criminally neglected"
2.criminally - in violation of the law; in a criminal manner; "the alterations in the document were ruled to be criminally fraudulent"
Translations
criminally [ˈkrɪmɪnəlɪ] ADV
1. (Jur) they are criminally liablese les puede imputar delito
the hospital staff had been criminally negligentel personal del hospital había cometido delito por negligencia
they are criminally responsible from the age of 16son responsables desde el punto de vista penal a partir de los 16 años
the criminally insanelos delincuentes psicóticos
2. (= shamefully) → vergonzosamente
the pay was criminally poorel sueldo era tan bajo que daba vergüenza, el sueldo era vergonzosamente bajo
criminally [ˈkrɪmɪnəli] adv
(according to the law) [responsible, liable] → pénalement
(= seriously) [expensive, underpaid] → scandaleusement
criminally irresponsible → d'une irresponsabilité criminelle
criminally stupid → d'une stupidité criminelle
criminally insane
adjpsychopathe
npl
the criminally insane → les psychopathes mpl
criminal offence ndélit m
It's a criminal offence → C'est un délit.
criminal profiling nprofilage m criminel
criminal record ncasier m judiciaire
to have a criminal record → avoir un casier judiciaire
Criminal Records Bureau n (British) en Angleterre et au Pays de Galles, service du casier judiciaire qui informe les employeurs des antécédents criminels de candidats au recrutement
criminal wrongdoing nactes mpl criminels
criminally
advkriminell, verbrecherisch; criminally liable (Jur) → strafrechtlich verantwortlich, schuldfähig; he thought she behaved quite criminally (fig)seiner Meinung nach hat sie sich kriminell verhalten
criminally [ˈkrɪmɪnlɪ] advcriminosamente
criminally [ˈkrɪmɪnlɪ] advcriminosamente


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"Either the man was drunk or criminally malicious," he said that afternoon, from his perch on the bed, when Brissenden had arrived and dropped limply into the one chair.
No one has ever told what you are--muddled, criminally muddled.
While thus criminally occupied, he was startled by the opening of the chamber-door.
 
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