Criminalness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Criminalness is a noun meaning (rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
Meaning
(rare, dated) The state or quality of being criminal.
Example Sentences
The criminalness, rebellion, transgression, the disobedience that is in sin, …
The Constitution of the United States permits the suffrage of women. . . . Under it legally constituted women—as to age, freedom from criminalness, etc.—may vote for all officers from president to township supervisor.
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 better, unavoidably, in a manner, led into it; I say, that very same error,) may be extremely dangerous in other persons, that have better parts, [...]
Synonyms for criminalness
Depending on context, synonyms include criminality, criminalism.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include criminalism, criminality, criminousness, noncriminality, feloniousness, burglariousness.
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