rampage
violent disorder | violently angry and destructive behavior |
criminal negligence
culpable negligence | (law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution and putting another person at risk of injury or death (or failing to do something with the same consequences) |
| maintenance criminal maintenance | the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community, unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit |
crime
offense criminal offense
criminal offence
offence law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law, usually considered an evil act, a long record of crimes |
| criminal possession | (law) possession for which criminal sanctions are provided because the property may not lawfully be possessed or may not be possessed under certain circumstances |
unlawful carnal knowledge
criminal congress | forbidden or tabu sexual intercourse between individuals |
adultery
criminal conversation
fornication | extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations, adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce |
| criminal contempt | an act of disrespect that impedes the administration of justice |
| criminal suit | a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant |
prosecution
criminal prosecution | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior |
United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
USACIL | a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command, the United States Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence |
criminal record
record | a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted, he ruled that the criminal record of the defendant could not be disclosed to the court, the prostitute had a record a mile long |
| criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment |
killing
violent death | an event that causes someone to die |
torrent
violent stream | a violently fast stream of water (or other liquid), the houses were swept away in the torrent |
Criminal Investigation Command
CID | the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world |
United Nations Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice
Centre for International Crime Prevention | the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform |
| criminal court | a court having jurisdiction over criminal cases |
Criminal Intelligence Services of Canada
CISC | an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies |
criminal
felon
crook
outlaw
malefactor | someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime |
desperado
desperate criminal | a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier) |
| recidivist repeater habitual criminal | someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal behavior) |
| war criminal | an offender who violates international law during times of war |
storm
violent storm | a violent weather condition with winds - knots ( on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning |
crimson
red violent | characterized by violence or bloodshed, writes of crimson deeds and barbaric days- Andrea Parke, fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing- Thomas Gray, convulsed with red rage- Hudson Strode |
| criminal | guilty of crime or serious offense, criminal in the sight of God and man |
criminal
felonious | involving or being or having the nature of a crime, a criminal offense, criminal abuse, felonious intent |
fierce
tearing
vehement
violent trigger-happy | marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions, inclined to react violently, fervid, fierce loyalty, in a tearing rage, vehement dislike, violent passions |
| violent wild | (of colors or sounds) intensely vivid or loud, a violent clash of colors, her dress was a violent red, a violent noise, wild colors, wild shouts |
| violent | effected by force or injury rather than natural causes, a violent death |
condemnable
criminal
deplorable
reprehensible
vicious | 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 |
| violent | acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity, a violent attack, a violent person, violent feelings, a violent rage, felt a violent dislike |