noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The state or quality of being criminal. dated, rare, uncountable

   "The criminalness, rebellion, transgression, the disobedience that is in sin, …"

2. 2
   the state of being a criminal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

criminalitycriminalismcriminalismcriminality

Example

More examples

"The criminalness, rebellion, transgression, the disobedience that is in sin, …"

Etymology

From criminal + -ness.

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