criminel

Definitions of criminel
  1. noun
    someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
    synonyms: contrevenant, contrevenante, malfaiteur
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    complice
    someone who helps another person commit a crime
    incendiaire
    a criminal who illegally sets fire to property
    maître chanteur
    a criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information about them
    conjuré, conspirateur
    a member of a conspiracy
    fugitif, fuyard
    someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice
    gangster
    a criminal who is a member of gang
    kidnappeur, ravisseur
    someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom)
    assassin, meurtrier
    a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
    dealer
    an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs
    violeur
    someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse
    récidiviste
    someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior)
    contrebandier
    someone who imports or exports without paying duties
    voleur
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
    traître
    someone who betrays his country by committing treason
    violateur des lois
    someone who violates the law
    complice
    one who helps or encourages or incites another
    assassin
    a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
    bandit, voleur
    an armed thief who is (usually) a member of a band
    voleur à l'étalage
    a thief who steals goods that are in a store
    cambrioleur
    a thief who enters a building with intent to steal
    boucher
    a brutal indiscriminate murderer
    collaborateur, collaborationniste
    someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force
    collaborateur
    someone who assists in a plot
    assassin
    someone who murders by cutting the victim's throat
    échappé, échappée
    someone who escapes
    attaquant à main armée
    an armed thief
    assassin
    a woman murderer
    pickpocket
    a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
    corsaire, pirate, plagiaire, écumeur, écumeur de mer
    someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
    pillard, pilleur
    someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war)
    bandit, voleur
    a thief who steals from someone by threatening violence
    chapardeur
    a thief who steals without using violence
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