Criminal and Devil

Criminal

Criminal noun - A person who has committed a crime.

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Devil and criminal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Devil" instead the word "Criminal" as a noun or an adjective.

Devil noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.

Usage example: he's a devil to everyone he does business with

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Criminal and devil are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Criminal" instead the word "Devil" as a noun or an adjective.

old	old criminal	old devil
good	good criminal	good devil
female	female criminal	female devil
typical	typical criminal	typical devil
Other adjectives: true, single, powerful, actual, real, successful, infamous, former, psychotic, local, imprisoned, unrepentant.

He is a devil with a tainted heart, and even I know this ain't smart, but Momma I'm in love with a criminal...

Source: Dating What Daddy Hates
Keyzer Soze of The Usual Suspects is a mysterious devil figure to the criminal underworld.

Source: Living Legend
Even the seemingly frail criminal masterminds like Captain Kuro suddenly whip out amazing martial arts or devil fruit skills.

Source: Authority Equals Asskicking / Anime and Manga

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