criminal
A. -noun criminal masculine and feminine
B. -adjective
1. (law, legal) [act, activity, behaviour] delictivo [investigation, organization] criminal [trial, case] penal
·he had done nothing criminal
·no había cometido ningúnoun delito
·to bring criminal charges against somebody
·formular or presentar cargos en contra de somebody, someone, entablar un proceso penal contra somebody, someone
2. (=shameful)
·it would be criminal to throw them away
·sería un crimen tirarlos
·it was a criminal waste of resources
·era un crimen desperdiciar recursos así
C. -compound
·criminal assault -noun intento (m) de violaciónoun
·criminal code -noun código (m) penal
·criminal court -noun juzgado (m) de lo penal
·criminal damage -noun delito (m) de daños
·criminal intent -noun intenciónoun (f) dolosa
·Criminal Investigation Department -noun
(British, Great Britain) Brigada (f) de Investigaciónoun Criminal Spain
·the criminal justice system -noun el sistema penal
·criminal law -noun derecho (m) penal
·criminal lawyer -noun   penalista masculine and feminine, abogado (m) / abogada (f)
·criminal negligence -noun negligencia (f) criminal
·criminal record -noun antecedentes masculine plural penales
·to have a criminal record
·tener antecedentes penales