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criminal tribe

criminal tribe noun: a caste or tribe in British India that is deemed by authorities in "addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences", and was subjected to extensive police surveillance and registration.

Noun

criminal tribe (plural criminal tribes)

  1. (India, historical) a caste or tribe in British India that is deemed by authorities in "addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences", and was subjected to extensive police surveillance and registration.

criminal tribe meaning in Tamil

criminal tribe in Tamil

குற்ற மரபினர்

Forms of criminal tribe

pluralcriminal tribes

Origin of criminal tribe

From criminal + tribe. First defined and introduced in Indian law by the Criminal Tribes Act 1871.

Questions about criminal tribe

What does criminal tribe mean?
Criminal tribe means a caste or tribe in British India that is deemed by authorities in "addicted to the systematic commission of non-bailable offences", and was subjected to extensive police surveillance and registration.
What is criminal tribe in Tamil?
Criminal tribe in Tamil is குற்ற மரபினர். See Criminal tribe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is criminal tribe?
Criminal tribe is a noun.
What is the plural of criminal tribe?
The plural of criminal tribe is criminal tribes.

Words near criminal tribe in the dictionary

  1. criminal scientist
  2. criminal scientists
  3. criminal spin
  4. criminal tool
  5. criminal tools
  6. criminal tribe
  7. criminal tribes
  8. criminal-like
  9. criminaldom
  10. criminalese
  11. criminaless

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