Criminality

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Criminality \Crim`i*nal"i*ty\ (kr?m`?-n?l"?-t?), n. [LL.
     criminalitas, fr. L. criminalis. See {Criminal}.]
     The quality or state of being criminal; that which
     constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt.
     [1913 Webster]
  


           This is by no means the only criterion of criminality.
                                                    --Blackstone.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  criminality
       n : the state of being a criminal [syn: {criminalism}, {criminalness}]