Criminality

  • 1criminality — crim·i·nal·i·ty /ˌkri mə na lə tē/ n 1: the quality or state of being criminal can t understand the criminality of his act 2: crime (3) violent criminality Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of L …

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  • 2Criminality — Crim i*nal i*ty (kr?m ? n?l ? t?), n. [LL. criminalitas, fr. L. criminalis. See {Criminal}.] The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt. [1913 Webster] This is by no means the only criterion of… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3criminality — 1610s, from Fr. criminalité, from M.L. criminalitas, from L. criminalis (see CRIMINAL (Cf. criminal)) …

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  • 4criminality — [krim΄ə nal′ə tē] n. 1. the quality, state, or fact of being criminal 2. pl. criminalities a criminal action …

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  • 5criminality — noun Date: 1611 1. the quality or state of being criminal 2. criminal activity < urban criminality > …

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  • 6criminality — nusikalstamumas statusas T sritis švietimas apibrėžtis Socialinis reiškinys, kurį apibūdina nusikaltimų, padarytų per tam tikrą laiką, visuma. Moksleivių nusikalstamumą kontroliuoja pedagogai ir nepilnamečių teisės pažeidėjų teisėsaugos organai.&#8230; …

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  • 7criminality — criminal ► NOUN ▪ a person who has committed a crime. ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to or constituting a crime. 2) informal deplorable and shocking. DERIVATIVES criminality noun criminally adverb …

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  • 8Criminality and Psychiatry —    In his novel East of Eden (1952), John Steinbeck wrote of the character Cathy Ames:    It is my belief that Cathy Ames was born with the tendencies, or lack of them, which drove and forced her all of her life. Some balance wheel was&#8230; …

    Historical dictionary of Psychiatry

  • 9criminality — /krim euh nal i tee/, n., pl. criminalities for 2. 1. the state of being criminal. 2. a criminal act or practice. [1605 15; < ML criminalitas. See CRIMINAL, ITY] * * * …

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  • 10criminality — noun a) The state of being criminal. b) A criminal act …

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