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
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Criminal as an adjective:
Against the law; forbidden by law.
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Criminal as an adjective:
Guilty of breaking the law.
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Criminal as an adjective:
Of or relating to crime or penal law.
Examples:
"His long criminal record suggests that he is a dangerous man."
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Criminal as an adjective (figuratively):
Abhorrent or very undesirable.
Examples:
"Printing such asinine opinions is criminal!"
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Criminal as a noun:
A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law.
Examples:
"synonyms: lawbreaker offender perpetrator"
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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."
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Person as a noun:
The physical body of a being seen as distinct from the mind, character, etc.
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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."
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Person as a noun (law):
The human genitalia; specifically, the penis.
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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.
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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"
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Person as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"
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Person as a verb (transitive, gender-neutral):
To man.