Criminal vs. Offender

Criminaladjective

Against the law; forbidden by law.

Criminaladjective

Guilty of breaking the law.

Criminaladjective

Of or relating to crime or penal law.

Criminaladjective

(figuratively) Abhorrent or very undesirable.

Criminalnoun

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

Criminaladjective

Guilty of crime or sin.

Criminaladjective

Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; - said of an act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness.

Criminaladjective

Relating to crime; - opposed to civil; as, the criminal code.

Criminalnoun

One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a felon.

Criminalnoun

someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime

Criminaladjective

relating to crime or its punishment;

Criminaladjective

bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure;

Criminaladjective

guilty of crime or serious offense;

Criminaladjective

involving or being or having the nature of a crime;

Offendernoun

One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong.

Offendernoun

A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

Offendernoun

One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.

Offendernoun

a person who transgresses moral or civil law