criminal 1, adjective (oh) and antiquated (iou)

criminal 1, adjective (oh)

[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: criminel, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen; CRIME]
relating to crime
::Experts cannot agree on the causes of criminal behaviour .
::I was sure he was involved in some kind of criminal activity .
::She has not committed a criminal offence (=a crime) .
::He was arrested and charged with criminal damage (=damaging someone's property illegally) .
::The doctor was found guilty of criminal negligence (=not taking enough care to protect people in your work) .
relating to the part of the legal system that is concerned with crime
-see also civil civil
::The case will be tried in a criminal court .
::We no longer have any faith in the criminal justice system .
::The police are investigating the matter, and he may face criminal charges (=he may be officially accused of a crime) .
::She usually deals with serious criminal cases .
::a criminal lawyer
wrong, dishonest, and unacceptable
::It seems criminal that teachers are paid so little money.
-- criminally adv
::a hospital for the criminally insane
-- criminality /7krImZ5nAlZti/ n [U]

antiquated (iou)

antiquated adjective. L16.
[from ANTIQUATE verb + -ED1.]
Grown old, of long standing, inveterate. arch. L16.
Isaac Taylor Prejudice and antiquated jealousy did not easily yield themselves up.
Out of use by reason of age; obsolete. arch. E17.
Jonson Neat Terence, witty Plautus now not please; but antiquated and deserted lye.
Old-fashioned; out of date. L17.
J. Marquand I paused at the door to grope for the antiquated light switch, for electrical appliances are not modern in Peking. A. Koestler We are like children,..eager to learn from their elders all sorts of useful tricks, while at the same time laughing at their antiquated outlook.
Of a person: advanced in age, superannuated. Now rare exc. as coinciding with sense 3. L17.
Addison A maiden Aunt..one of these Antiquated Sybils.

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