Criminally and Legally

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Criminally adverb - In violation of the law; in a criminal manner.

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Legally is an antonym for criminally.

Nearby Words: criminal, crime, criminality, criminalize, criminalist

Legally adverb - According to the rules or the law.

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Criminally is an antonym for legally.

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