Etymology

criminality

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Today it means: The state of being criminal. Full definition →

French criminalité ← Latin criminalitas
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  1. Latin · derived fromcriminalis
  2. Latin · derived fromcriminalitas
  3. French · derived fromcriminalité
  4. English todaycriminality

From French criminalité, from Latin criminalitas, from Latin criminalis. By surface analysis, criminal + -ity.

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