Criminal vs. Illegal — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Criminal and Illegal
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Criminal
Of, involving, or having the nature of crime
Criminal abuse.
Illegal
Prohibited by law.
Criminal
Relating to the administration of penal law.
Illegal
Prohibited by official rules
An illegal pass in football.
Criminal
Guilty of crime.
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Illegal
Unacceptable to or not performable by a computer
An illegal operation.
Criminal
Characteristic of a criminal.
Illegal
A person who is not legally authorized to live and work in a country.
Criminal
Shameful; disgraceful
A criminal waste of talent.
Illegal
Contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law.
This is illegal, you know!
Nearly 40 million people live in UK areas with illegal air pollution
Their illegal mining operations in Asia, Africa and elsewhere, are protected by officials and police paid to look the other way – and powerful customers in the construction industry who prefer not to ask too many questions.
Criminal
One that has committed or been legally convicted of a crime.
Illegal
Breaching certain enacted statutes of positive law; not lawful, not legal (cf. immoral, unethical)
Criminal
Against the law; forbidden by law.
Illegal
Forbidden by established rules.
Moving a pawn backward is an illegal move in chess.
Criminal
Guilty of breaking the law.
Illegal
Totally fictitious, and often issued on behalf of a non-existent territory or country.
Criminal
Of or relating to crime or penal law.
His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man.
Illegal
Being or doing something illegally.
Illegal immigrant
Illegal logger
Illegal pilot
Criminal
(figuratively) Abhorrent or very undesirable.
Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!
Illegal
Being an illegal immigrant; residing in a country illegally.
Criminal
A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
Illegal
(obsolete) An illegal act or technique.
Criminal
Guilty of crime or sin.
The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God.
Illegal
Contraband, esp. illegal substances such as drugs.
Criminal
Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; - said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness.
Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications of vice, not criminal in themselves.
Illegal
An illegal immigrant.
Criminal
Relating to crime; - opposed to civil; as, the criminal code.
The officers and servants of the crown, violating the personal liberty, or other right of the subject . . . were in some cases liable to criminal process.
Illegal
(espionage) A spy working abroad illegally and undercover, without visible ties to his or her country’s authorities.
Criminal
One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon.
Illegal
Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love.
Criminal
Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
Illegal
Prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules;
An illegal chess move
Criminal
Relating to crime or its punishment;
Criminal court
Criminal
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure;
A criminal waste of talent
A deplorable act of violence
Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
Criminal
Guilty of crime or serious offense;
Criminal in the sight of God and man
Criminal
Involving or being or having the nature of a crime;
A criminal offense
Criminal abuse
Felonious intent
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