inveterate criminal

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• criminal — I adj. criminal to + inf. (it was criminal of him to do that) 2) criminal that + clause (it is criminal that he is allowed to remain in this country) II n. 1) to apprehend, arrest a criminal; to bring a criminal to justice 2) to pardon; parole;… …   Combinatory dictionary

• bad actor — 1. a mean, ill tempered, troublemaking, or evil person. 2. a vicious animal. 3. an inveterate criminal. [1940 45] * * * …   Universalium

• bad actor — noun : an unruly, turbulent, or contentious individual : troublemaker Nick s horse was a notorious bad actor, a kicker D.M.Mankiewicz the boy became a bad actor early and ended in reform school * * * 1. a mean, ill tempered, troublemaking, or… …   Useful english dictionary

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• chronic — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. continuing, persistent, constant; inveterate, rooted. See continuity, habit. Ant., acute. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. inveterate, confirmed, settled, habitual, hardened, rooted, deep seated,… …   English dictionary for students

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Edinburgh —    EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• chronic — [krän′ik] adj. [Fr cronique < L chronicus < Gr chronikos, of time < chronos, time] 1. lasting a long time or recurring often: said of a disease, and distinguished from ACUTE 2. having had an ailment for a long time [a chronic patient] 3 …   English World dictionary

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium