criminal : Idioms & Phrases

• (Law), an action or suit instituted to secure conviction and punishment for a crime.

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• noun forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals
  unlawful carnal knowledge.
  

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• noun an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice
  

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• noun extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations
  adultery; fornication.
  
  • adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce

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• (Law), unlawful intercourse with a married woman; adultery; usually abbreviated, crim. con.

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• noun a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases
  

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• noun an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies
  CISC.
  

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• noun the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world
  CID.
  

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• noun the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
  

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• the law which relates to crimes.

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• noun the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community
  maintenance.
  
  • unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit

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• noun (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences)
  culpable negligence.
  

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• noun (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  offence; crime; law-breaking; offense; criminal offence.
  
  • a long record of crimes

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• noun (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  offence; crime; law-breaking; offense; criminal offence.
  
  • a long record of crimes

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• noun (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances
  

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• noun the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
  prosecution.
  

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• noun a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
  record.
  
  • he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court
  • the prostitute had a record a mile long

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• noun a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
  

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• noun a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
  desperado.
  

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• noun someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
  repeater; recidivist.
  

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• robbery. Obs. Spenser.

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• noun a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence
  United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; USACIL.
  

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• noun the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform
  Centre for International Crime Prevention.
  

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• noun a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence
  United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; USACIL.
  

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• noun a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence
  United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory; USACIL.
  

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• noun an offender who violates international law during times of war
  

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