The difference between Criminal and Person

When used as nouns, criminal means a person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law, whereas person means a character or part, as in a play.


Criminal is also adjective with the meaning: against the law.

Person is also verb with the meaning: to represent as a person.

check bellow for the other definitions of Criminal and Person

  1. Criminal as an adjective:

    Against the law; forbidden by law.

  2. Criminal as an adjective:

    Guilty of breaking the law.

  3. Criminal as an adjective:

    Of or relating to crime or penal law.

    Examples:

    "His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man."

  4. Criminal as an adjective (figuratively):

    Abhorrent or very undesirable.

    Examples:

    "Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!"

  1. Criminal as a noun:

    A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lawbreaker offender perpetrator"

  1. Person as a noun (Christianity):

    An individual; usually a human being. A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or manifestation of individual character, whether in real life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an assumed character. Any one of the three hypostases of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son, or Holy Spirit. Any sentient or socially intelligent being. Someone who likes or has an affinity for (a specified thing).

    Examples:

    "Each person is unique, both mentally and physically."

    "Jack's always been a dog person, but I prefer cats."

  2. Person as a noun:

    The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.

  3. Person as a noun (law):

    Any individual or formal organization with standing before the courts.

    Examples:

    "At common law a corporation or a trust is legally a person."

  4. Person as a noun (law):

    The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.

  5. Person as a noun (grammar):

    A linguistic category used to distinguish between the speaker of an utterance and those to whom or about whom he is speaking. See grammatical person.

  6. Person as a noun (biology):

    A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in the narrowest sense, among the higher animals.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Haeckel"

  1. Person as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Milton"

  2. Person as a verb (transitive, gender-neutral):

    To man.

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