Meanings
adjectivenoncriminal (not comparable)
alternative non-criminal
- not comparablelawNot criminal; civil.
The police department was enjoined from conducting any surveillance of non-criminal activity of gay people, from maintaining files dealing with non-criminal activity, and from harassing the plaintiffs or other gay people in the absence of any actual criminal activity.
1978 April 8, “Gay Victory in Texas”, in Gay Community News, page 3
nounnoncriminal (plural noncriminals)
plural noncriminals · alternative non-criminal
- One who is not a criminal.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Germanic*ne
- Proto-Indo-European*ís?
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
- Proto-Germanic*ainaz
- Proto-Germanic*nainaz
- Proto-West Germanic*nain
- Old Englishnān
- Middle Englishnon
- Old Englishnān
- Old Englishnān-
- Middle Englishnon-
- Englishnon-
- Proto-Indo-European*krey-
- Proto-Indo-European*kréymn̥
- Proto-Italic*kreimən
- Latincrīmen
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latincrimināli
- Anglo-Normancrimina
- Middle Englishcryminal
- Englishcriminal
- Englishnoncriminal
Cite this entry
APA
noncriminal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncriminal
MLA
“noncriminal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncriminal. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noncriminal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noncriminal.
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