criminality

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/ UK /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
the state or quality of being criminal; criminal activity

Poverty alone does not account for urban criminality.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state or quality of... delinquency lawlessness wrongdoing guilt felony wickedness

Opposites

innocence lawfulness legality

Word family

Related forms criminal crime criminally criminate

Etymology

From 'criminal' + the suffix '-ity'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense').

crīminālis Latin crīmen Latin

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Topics

Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# criminality

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌkrɪmɪˈnæləti/

## Meanings
1. the state or quality of being criminal; criminal activity

## Examples
- Poverty alone does not account for urban criminality.

## Synonyms
- delinquency
- lawlessness
- wrongdoing
- guilt
- felony
- wickedness

## Antonyms
- innocence
- lawfulness
- legality

## Related Forms
- criminal
- crime
- criminally
- criminate

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: crīminālis
- Root: crīmen

## Etymology
From 'criminal' + the suffix '-ity'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense').

## AI Etymology
Criminality is from 'criminal' + the suffix '-ity'; 'criminal' derives from Late Latin 'crīminālis', from Latin 'crīmen' ('charge, offense'). Important recorded forms include crīminālis (Latin) and crīmen (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the state or quality of being criminal; criminal activity. The wider family includes related words such as criminal, crime, criminally, and criminate.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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