criminal's
Belonging to outlaws
Criminal's is the possessive form of criminal—a person who has committed a crime.
It indicates something belonging to or associated with such a person: the criminal's motive, the criminal's fingerprints were found at the scene.
The form also serves as a contraction of "criminal is" or "criminal has": The criminal's been caught.
Stolen valuables
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- stashHidden reserve
- stolen goodsProperty acquired through theft
- weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
disguise · getaway car · burner phone · fake ID · tools · proceeds · cache · haul
Complete thought, grammatically
- convictionFirmly held belief
- arrestSeize by law
- trialJudicial examination of claims
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
incarceration · parole · capture · prosecution · verdict · imprisonment · detention · extradition
Violation or umbrage
- modus operandiCharacteristic way of working
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- racketUproar, scam, or paddle
conspiracy · plot · wrongdoing · felony · misdemeanor · caper · operation · scam
Reason for action
- intentPlanned purpose
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- desperationUtter loss of hope
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
remorse · guilt · recklessness · calculation · paranoia · justification · arrogance · ruthlessness
loot
Stolen valuables
- contrabandProhibited trade goods
- stashHidden reserve
- stolen goodsProperty acquired through theft
weapon · disguise · getaway car · burner phone · fake ID · tools · proceeds · cache · haul · ill-gotten gains
sentence
Complete thought, grammatically
- convictionFirmly held belief
- arrestSeize by law
- trialJudicial examination of claims
punishment · incarceration · parole · capture · prosecution · verdict · imprisonment · detention · extradition · warrant
offense
Violation or umbrage
- modus operandiCharacteristic way of working
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
racket · conspiracy · plot · wrongdoing · felony · misdemeanor · caper · operation · scam · fraud
motive
Reason for action
- intentPlanned purpose
- cunningSly, scheming cleverness
- desperationUtter loss of hope
greed · remorse · guilt · recklessness · calculation · paranoia · justification · arrogance · ruthlessness · conscience
accomplice
Crime's willing helper
- gangOrganized criminal group
- syndicateCombined group pursuing shared interest
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
lookout · wheelman · boss · enforcer · henchman · informant · partner · crew · ring · cartel
criminal'sprosecutor's
Belonging to criminal case plaintiff
detective's · judge's · cop's · officer's · warden's
- criminal recordLog of past convictions
- criminal enterpriseOrganized illegal business venture
- criminal chargesFormal accusations of lawbreaking
- Smooth CriminalPolished, unruffled wrongdoer
- criminal justiceState apparatus for prosecuting offenders
- criminal profilingInferring suspect characteristics behaviorally
criminal, criminals, criminally, criminality, criminalize, criminalized, criminalizing, criminalization, decriminalize