noun
definition
A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
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Examples of criminals in a Sentence
Criminals have massive disdain for the law.
They weren't normal criminals; this much she was able to tell by their appearances.
With the usual exceptions of criminals, 3 There were three previous constitutions - those of 1 79 2, 1799 and 1850.
They moved out of sight at her blink, and she wondered how criminals were treated on such a planet.
Billie and Willie were journeymen criminals, and both had spent time in jail for a number of offenses, mostly physical in nature.
In that rough age crimes of violence predominated, and the king's justiciars regularly perambulated the land in search of offenders, and decimated every village which refused to surrender fugitive criminals.
A special class was formed in 1880, in which all convicts "not versed in crime," first offenders and comparatively innocent men, are now kept apart from the older and more hardened criminals.
Since then, steps have been taken in the classification of convicts when undergoing sentence with a view to dealing more effectually with habitual criminals.
The "B" division indicates the worst penalties to be inflicted upon habitual criminals.
In Robbery, the cops must stop the criminals from stealing various items scattered across the map.
Max, having lost his wife and his child to drug-addicted criminals, is back working as a detective for the New York Police Department.
The key is to minimize the level of social unrest in the town, fighting criminals and returning cats to their owners.
Criminal activities - Government facilities related to the punishment or legal enforcement of criminals like prisons and police stations.
You'll be able to see criminals on the most wanted list, fugitives, FBI lists of most wanted alleged criminals, and to access other databases.
Criminologists analyze patterns, statistics and behaviors of criminals to predict future behaviors and help prevent future crimes.
Sometimes criminologists analyze police practices to determine what is working well and what needs improvement, while other times criminologists play a role in criminal profiling to help catch serial criminals.
A penologist works directly with criminals within the prison system, helping to work with inmates and prepare them for a successful return to society.
Alcatraz with its isolation, treacherous currents, and chilly waters made it ideal to house these worst of the worst criminals.
Alcatraz's history is full of many toughened and famous criminals and murderers of their time.
The tour includes fun narration about Alcatraz's history and its famous criminals like Al Capone, Clyde Johnson and Robert "The Birdman" Stroud.
Vulture and Electro have joined the lineup, and Spidey can chase criminals with his own motorcycle or ATV.
Named after four Renaissance artists, the super turtles battled all types of evil criminals.
Criminals look for easy, convenient targets.
Overly friendly or obviously fearful individuals tend to attract creative criminals.
Dating911 is written by a former police chief who knows all about how criminals work and how you can stay safe.
Avoid picking a sexy screen name that may attract criminals.
Criminals are using MySpace to steal the identities of unsuspecting members.
Since 1861, Alcatraz served as a prison, housing captured Native Americans, soldiers, violent criminals, and many others.
The State of California built the Agnews Residential Facility in 1885 as a place for treating mentally ill patients, instead of housing them with criminals or in hospitals with sick and dying patients as was the practice prior to 1885.
The ship had 309 people aboard that included three convicted criminals as well as a U.S. Consul General.
However, somewhere along the way, tattoos became a popular method of branding criminals, and so they tended to take on a negative connotation among the populace, even if the tattoo design wasn't related to either crime or punishment.
Many criminals, especially members of the Japanese mob known as the Yakuza obtained full body suit tattoos in secret - a type of tattoo known as horimono.
Many cars sold at repo auctions have previously been owned by drug dealers and other criminals, especially at police auctions.
Additionally, police and federal marshalls often seize vehicles from criminals who commit certain crimes such as contraband (drugs).
This manufacturing moratorium on women's nylons caused what is referred to as the "Stocking Panic" and created a black market for criminals to sell a pair of nylons for a whopping 2000% markup.
All of the criminals who are hunted on the show are real, with actual warrants put out for their arrests.
Of course, they provide the basic presence of safety by patrolling the stores and keeping the shoppers safe from criminals.
Virginia deals with many violent crimes and criminals, including gang members and drug dealers.
But the unlikely team of Ellison and Sandburg become close friends and the bane of criminals throughout the Pacific Northwest.
Despite the criminal element (a significant percentage of Watchers are former criminals) the recidivism rate approaches zero.
In this "before" look at the man that will be Batman, Bruce is abroad, living among criminals in an attempt to prepare himself for the battle against injustice that awaits him in Gotham city.
During his take down of a Gotham City crime boss, though, he uncovers a more heinous threat that even the criminals of the city should fear.
To make matters worse he is surrounded by criminals who were sent away by his father.
Posting pictures of a new sports car or expensive computer also alerts potential criminals of your new purchases.
The liberum veto seems to have been originally devised to cut short interminable debates in times of acute crisis, but it was generally used either by highly placed criminals, anxious to avoid an inquiry into their misdeeds,' or by malcontents, desirous of embarrassing the executive.
The Central Lunatic Asylum at Anchorage, founded in 1869 as a house of refuge for young criminals, became an asylum in 1873.
These more specialized actions are most typically seen in the Divining Rod (q.v.; see also Table-Turning), which indicates the presence of water and is used among the uncivilized to trace criminals.
It has already been observed that paupers and convicted criminals are excluded in many states, illiterates in some states.
The crews consisted of gladiators and condemned criminals; in later times, even of volunteers.
The study of the physical characteristics of criminals is discussed at great length by Lombroso, L` Uomo delinguente (1897); Ferri, L'Omicidio (1895); von Baer, Der Verbrecher (1893); Laurent, Les Habitues des prisons (1890); and Havelock Ellis, The Criminal (1901).