(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:48:29

Crim`i*nal"i*ty (kr?m`?-n?l"?-t?), n. [LL. criminalitas, fr. L. criminalis. See Criminal.]

The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt.

This is by no means the only criterion of criminality. Blackstone.

 

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