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criminally

/ˈkɹɪmənəɫi/ adv

In a criminal manner.

Word Origin From Latin crimen 'accusation, charge' — originally a legal term for a formal complaint. Criminally means in a manner relating to crime. The root gives us incriminate (to accuse) and recriminate (to accuse back), and even criminology (the study of crime). The PIE root *krei- meant 'to sieve, discriminate' — so a crime is something sifted out, judged.

adv In a criminal manner.

The suspect acted criminally when he broke into the warehouse.

(副词) 犯罪地

嫌疑人闯入仓库时的行为是犯罪性的。

(adverbio) criminalmente; de manera criminal; ilícitamente; delictivamente [De manera criminal.]

El sospechoso actuó de forma criminal cuando irrumpió en el almacén.

(adverbe) criminellement; de manière criminelle; illégalement [D'une manière criminelle, en violation de la loi.]

Le suspect agit criminally en s'introduisant par effraction dans l'entrepôt.

(Adverb) strafbar; kriminell [Auf eine strafbare oder gesetzeswidrige Weise.]

Der Verdächtige handelte **criminally**, als er in das Lagerhaus einbrach.

(副詞) 犯罪的に、違法な方法で。

容疑者は倉庫に侵入したとき、犯罪行為を行った。

(advérbio) criminosamente; de modo criminoso [De maneira criminosa.]

O suspeito agiu criminosamente quando invadiu o armazém.

Synonyms: illegally unlawfully feloniously wrongfully wickedly Antonyms: lawfully legally legitimately righteously
Word parts: crimin + al + ly

Common collocations

be verb liable adj for prep not adv in prep to prep insane adj of prep have verb negligent adj responsible adj

Related words

criminality criminalize incriminate incrimination recriminate recrimination criminologist criminological

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