Criminals

/ˈkrɪmənəlz/ noun

Definition

people who have committed crimes

Etymology

from Latin criminalis, from crimen 'charge, crime', related to cernere 'to decide'

Kelly Says

The word comes from the Latin idea of 'deciding' or 'judging' - criminals are literally those who have been judged to have done wrong!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አራዳዎች
ārādāwoč
ARالعربية
مجرمون
muǧrimūn
BNবাংলা
অপরাধী
aparādhī
CSČeština
zločinci
zlo.t͡ʃɪn.t͡si
DADansk
kriminelle
kʁi.miˈnɛlə
DEDeutsch
Verbrecher
fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçɐ
ELΕλληνικά
εγκληματίες
eŋklɪmaˈtʃe.s
ESEspañol
delincuentes
de.lin.kwen.tes
FAفارسی
جانیان
ǧānīān
FISuomi
rikolliset
rikolːiset
FRFrançais
criminels
kʁi.mɪ.nɛl
HEעברית
פושעים
poʃʿim
HIहिन्दी
अपराधी
aparādhī
HUMagyar
bűnözők
byːnøːzøːk
IDBahasa Indonesia
kriminal
kri.mi.nal
IGIG
ndị na-eme mpụ
ndi na.e.me mpụ
ITItaliano
criminali
kri.miˈnaː.li
JA日本語
犯罪者
hanzaisha
KO한국어
범죄자
beom.joi.ja
MSBahasa Melayu
jenayah
dʒɛ.na.jah
MYမြန်မာ
ရာဇ်ကြီး
jàɪn.kjì
NLNederlands
criminelen
kri.miˈleː.nən
NONorsk
kriminelle
kri.miˈnɛlə
PLPolski
przestępcy
pʂɛsˈtɛnt͡sɨ
PTPortuguês
criminosos
kɾi.miˈno.zuʃ
RORomână
criminali
kri.mi.na.li
RUРусский
преступники
prɛstupˈnʲikʲi
SVSvenska
brottslingar
brotsːliŋar
SWKiswahili
wakosaji
wa.ko.sa.ji
TAதமிழ்
குற்றவாளிகள்
kurṟavāḷikaḷ
TEతెలుగు
నేరస్తులు
nērastulu
THไทย
อาชญากร
ʔāt.tɕʰa.nāː.kɔːn
TLTL
mga kriminal
maˈɡa kri.mi.nal
TRTürkçe
suçlular
sutʃˈlu.lar
UKУкраїнська
злочинці
zlo.t͡ʃɪn.t͡si
URاردو
مجرم
muǧrim
VITiếng Việt
tội phạm
tɔi pham
ZH中文
罪犯
zuì fàn

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