Crook
Of principal. May also be referred to as criminal, felon, malefactor and outlaw.
Someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime.
This concept's ID is @1~52637
Contains
- thief
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or...
- murderer
A criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another...
- traitor
Someone who betrays his country by committing treason.
- gangster
A criminal who is a member of gang.
- accessory
Someone who helps another person commit a crime.
- smuggler
Someone who imports or exports without paying duties.
- abductor
Someone who unlawfully seizes and detains a victim (usually for ransom).
- blackmailer
A criminal who extorts money from someone by threatening to expose embarrassing information...
- racketeer
Someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or e...
- firebug
A criminal who illegally sets fire to property.
- fugitive
Someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice.
- repeater
Someone who is repeatedly arrested for criminal behavior (especially for the same criminal...
- hood
An aggressive and violent young criminal.
- highbinder
A corrupt politician.
- bootlegger
Someone who makes or sells illegal liquor.
- scofflaw
One who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses.
- jail bird
A criminal who has been jailed repeatedly.
- highjacker
Someone who uses force to take over a vehicle (especially an airplane) in order to reach...
- raper
Someone who forces another to have sexual intercourse.
- desperado
A bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier).
- moll
The girlfriend of a gangster.
- violator
Someone who violates the law.
- probationer
Someone released on probation or on parole.
- plotter
A member of a conspiracy.
- briber
Someone who pays (or otherwise incites) you to commit a wrongful act.
- mafioso
A member of the Mafia crime syndicate in the United States.
- pusher
An unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs.