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criminalness

criminalness noun: the state or quality of being criminal.

Noun

criminalness (uncountable)

  1. (dated, rare) The state or quality of being criminal.
    • The criminalness, rebellion, transgression, the disobedience that is in sin, …1655, John Owen, Vindiciae Evangelicae, published in The Works of John Owen, (William H. Goold, editor), page 515
    • There is a great deal of difference as to the criminalness of false persuasions upon this account: the same error which one person may hold very pardonably, (as being, without much fault of his own, either through weakness of parts, or prejudice from education, or want or opportunity of knowing...1754, John Sharp, The Works of the Most Reverend Dr. John Sharp, volume III, fifth edition
    Synonyms:
    criminality

Synonyms of criminalness

Origin of criminalness

From criminal + -ness.

Questions about criminalness

What does criminalness mean?
Criminalness means the state or quality of being criminal.
What part of speech is criminalness?
Criminalness is a noun.

Words near criminalness in the dictionary

  1. criminalizers
  2. criminalizes
  3. criminalizing
  4. criminall
  5. criminally
  6. criminalness
  7. criminaloid
  8. criminaloids
  9. criminals
  10. criminate
  11. criminated

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