Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for CRIM'IN-AL
CRIM'IN-ALCRIM-IN-AL'I-TY, or CRIM'IN-AL-NESS
CRIM'IN-AL, n.
A person who has committed an offense against public law; a violater of law, divine or human. More particularly, a person indicted or charged with a public offense, and one who is found guilty, by verdict, confession, or proof.
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