Criminal
Criminal adjective - Contrary to or forbidden by law.
Honest
Honest adjective - Following the accepted rules of moral conduct.
Usage example: that rare, honest customer who doesn't hesitate to tell the cashier she's given him too much change
Both words in one sentence
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In a cartoon episode of Lucky Luke, the usual criminal Dalton Brothers were trying to be honest, and to have a honest work, they open their own bank.
Source: The Key Is Behind the Lock - Most of them prove to be truly honest people stuck in a bad situation, trying to reveal criminal misdeeds in order to save people and bring the corrupt figures to justice.
Source: Beware the Honest Ones - His initial "contradictions" are fairly shaky, such as why is an honest businessman is meeting someone in a garage unless the person was a criminal.
Source: Conviction by Contradiction
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