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criminal
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definiti ...
is a person who commits a crime.
Criminal or The Criminal may also refer to:
Film and television
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''The Criminal'' (1916 film), an
American film of 1916
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''The Criminal'' (1926 film), a French silent film
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''The Criminal'' (1960 film), a British film
* ''Criminal'', a 1994 British television film in the ''
Screen Two
''Screen Two'' is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC2 from 1985 to 1998 (not to be confused with a run of films shown on BBC2 under the billing ''Screen 2'' between April 1977 and March 1978 ...
'' anthology series
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''Criminal'' (1994 film), a Telugu and Hindi film starring Nagarjuna, directed by Mahesh Bhatt
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''The Criminal'' (1999 film), a British film
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''Criminal'' (2004 film), an American film starring John C. Reilly based upon the Argentine film ''Nine Queens''
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''Criminal'' (2005 film), a
2005 Bengali film
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''Criminal'' (2016 film), an American film starring Kevin Costner
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''Criminal'' (franchise), a 2019 pan-European crime anthology series, consisting of separate sub-series
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''Criminal'' (TV series)
Music
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Criminal (band), a Chilean-English thrash/death metal group
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''Criminal'' (album), a 2018 album by the Soft Moon
Songs
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"Criminal" (Britney Spears song), 2011
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"Criminal" (Fiona Apple song), 1997
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"Criminal" (Lindsay Ell song), 2017
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"Criminal" (Natti Natasha and Ozuna song), 2017
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"Criminal" (Taemin song), 2020
* "Criminal", by Disturbed from ''
Indestructible''
* "Criminal", by Eminem from ''
The Marshall Mathers LP
''The Marshall Mathers LP'' is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on May 23, 2000, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Production on the album was handled by Dr. Dre, Mel-Man, F.B.T., Eminem, and The 45 ...
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* "Criminal", by Gwen Stefani, an
unreleased song
* "Criminal", by Lower Than Atlantis from ''
Changing Tune
''Changing Tune'' is the third studio album and major label debut by English rock band Lower Than Atlantis. Preceded by the non-album single "If the World Was to End", the band went on their first ever headlining tour in the UK in January 2012.
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* "Criminal", by Manafest from ''
The Moment''
* "Criminal", by Miguel from ''
War & Leisure
''War & Leisure'' is the fourth studio album by American singer Miguel, released on December 1, 2017, through RCA Records. The album was preceded by the release of the first single: " Sky Walker" featuring Travis Scott. The album features further ...
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* "Criminal", by State Champs from ''
Living Proof''
* "Criminal", from the ''
Ra.One
''Ra.One'' is a 2011 Indian Hindi-language superhero film directed by Anubhav Sinha and produced by Gauri Khan under Red Chillies Entertainment. The film stars Shah Rukh Khan in a dual role and Arjun Rampal as the titular antagonist, with K ...
'' film soundtrack
* "Criminal", by ZZ Ward from
''Til the Casket Drops''
Other uses
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''Criminal'' (comics), a crime comic book by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Sean Phillips
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Kriminal
''Kriminal'' is an Italian comics series featuring an eponymous fictional character, created in 1964 by Magnus and Max Bunker, the authors of '' Alan Ford'', '' Maxmagnus'' and ''Satanik''.
Characters
Kriminal is an English master thief, Ant ...
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''Criminal'' (podcast), a podcast on true crime hosted by Phoebe Judge
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''The Criminal'' (novel), a 1953 novel by Jim Thompson
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''The Criminal'' (Havelock Ellis), a 1890 book by Havelock Ellis
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Convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison". Convicts are often also known as "prisoners" or "inmates" or by the slang term "con", while a common label for former convicts ...
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Parolee
Parole, also known as provisional release, supervised release, or being on paper, is a form of early release of a prison inmate where the prisoner agrees to abide by behavioral conditions, including checking-in with their designated parole of ...
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Prisoner
A prisoner, also known as an inmate or detainee, is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement or captivity in a prison or physical restraint. The term usually applies to one serving a Sentence (law), se ...
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Ex-convict
A convict is "a person found guilty of a crime and sentenced by a court" or "a person serving a sentence in prison". Convicts are often also known as "prisoners" or "inmates" or by the slang term "con", while a common label for former convicts ...
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Criminal law
Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It proscribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and Well-being, welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal l ...
, the body of statutory and common law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offences
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Criminals (disambiguation)
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Crime (disambiguation)
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Criminal Mind (disambiguation)
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Convict (disambiguation)
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Prisoner (disambiguation)
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