What does criminal in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word criminal in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use criminal in Portuguese.

The word criminal in Portuguese means criminal, ilegal, criminal, Departamento de Investigação Criminal, ato criminoso, ação criminal, investigação criminal, investigação criminal, Departamento de Investigação Criminal, investigador criminal, justiça criminal, direito penal, psicologia criminal, psicologia forense, antecedente criminal, acusação criminal, foto de fichamento. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word criminal

criminal

ilegal, criminal

adjective (criminal, illegal)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Lawless activities will not be tolerated in the state of Texas.

Departamento de Investigação Criminal

noun (initialism (Criminal Investigation Department) (Reino unido)

ato criminoso, ação criminal

noun (crime)

The man was charged with three criminal acts, the most serious being arson.

investigação criminal

plural noun (crime investigation)

investigação criminal

noun (police research into a crime)

The police are conducting a criminal investigation into the woman's death.

Departamento de Investigação Criminal

noun (plainclothes police department)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)

investigador criminal

noun (US (special agent)

justiça criminal

noun (legal and police system)

A majority of young men in the criminal justice system have only committed non-violent crimes.

direito penal

noun (branch of law)

Delia works for a law firm that specializes in criminal law.

psicologia criminal, psicologia forense

noun (study of criminals' minds)

antecedente criminal

noun (previous convictions)

Suspicion fell on him because he had a criminal record.

acusação criminal

plural noun (accusations of drug offense) (relacionada a drogas)

foto de fichamento

noun (slang (police identity photo) (BRA, tirada pela polícia)

The police took Olivia's mugshot.

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