criminally
In unlawful manner
Criminally means in a way that violates the law: He was criminally charged with assault.
It also serves as an intensifier for something shockingly bad or wrong: criminally negligent, criminally underrated.
The emphatic use suggests the situation is so egregious it ought to be illegal, even when it isn't: That restaurant is criminally overpriced.
To an excessive degree
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- absurdlyIn nonsensical manner
- ridiculouslyIn laughable excess
- scandalouslyIn a disgraceful manner
egregiously · disgracefully · inexcusably · appallingly · underrated · overlooked · underpaid · neglected
Pursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- convictionFirmly held belief
- sentencingImposing legal punishment
incarceration · parole · bail · guilty · culpable · accomplice · defendant · verdict
Intentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- robberyTheft through intimidation
larceny · arson · smuggling · counterfeiting · forgery · extortion · kidnapping · trespassing
Corrupt payment for influence
- kickbacksIllegal return payments
- graftIllicit political gain
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
under-the-table · payola · skimming · profiteering · shakedown · misappropriation · swindle · cronyism
Done on purpose
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- vengefulWanting to harm back
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
- vindictiveSeeking harm from resentment
cruel · vicious · deliberate · calculated · cold-blooded · ruthless · heinous · wanton
outrageously
To an excessive degree
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- absurdlyIn nonsensical manner
- ridiculouslyIn laughable excess
scandalously · egregiously · disgracefully · inexcusably · appallingly · underrated · overlooked · underpaid · neglected · undervalued
prosecution
Pursuing legal charges
- indictmentFormal charge from jury
- arraignmentCharge-reading court session
- convictionFirmly held belief
sentencing · incarceration · parole · bail · guilty · culpable · accomplice · defendant · verdict · probation
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
robbery · larceny · arson · smuggling · counterfeiting · forgery · extortion · kidnapping · trespassing · vandalism
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
nepotism · under-the-table · payola · skimming · profiteering · shakedown · misappropriation · swindle · cronyism · malfeasance
intentional
Done on purpose
- premeditatedPlanned before acting
- vengefulWanting to harm back
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
vindictive · cruel · vicious · deliberate · calculated · cold-blooded · ruthless · heinous · wanton · willful
criminallylegally
In lawful manner
lawfully · legitimately · licitly · within the law · by the book
criminallyethically
With moral correctness
morally · righteously · virtuously · honorably · properly
criminallyappropriately
In a suitable manner
reasonably · justly · fairly · adequately · moderately
- 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, criminality, decriminalize, criminalize, decriminalization, criminalized, noncriminal, criminalization