–adjective

1.	of the nature of or involving crime.

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2.	guilty of crime.

3.	Law. of or pertaining to crime or its punishment: a criminal proceeding.

4.	senseless; foolish: It's criminal to waste so much good food.

5.	exorbitant; grossly overpriced: They charge absolutely criminal prices.

–noun

6.	a person guilty or convicted of a crime.

–noun

1.	the quality of being just; righteousness, equitableness, or moral rightness: to uphold the justice of a cause.

2.	rightfulness or lawfulness, as of a claim or title; justness of ground or reason: to complain with justice.

3.	the moral principle determining just conduct.

4.	conformity to this principle, as manifested in conduct; just conduct, dealing, or treatment.

5.	the administering of deserved punishment or reward.

6.	the maintenance or administration of what is just by law, as by judicial or other proceedings: a court of justice.

7.	judgment of persons or causes by judicial process: to administer justice in a community.

8.	a judicial officer; a judge or magistrate.

9.	(initial capital letter) Also called Justice Department. the Department of Justice.

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10.	bring to justice, to cause to come before a court for trial or to receive punishment for one's misdeeds: The murderer was brought to justice.

11.	do justice, a. to act or treat justly or fairly. b. to appreciate properly: We mus 3e8 t see this play again to do it justice. c. to acquit in accordance with one's abilities or potentialities: He finally got a role in which he could do himself justice as an actor.

–noun

1.	a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.

2.	a post of employment; full-time or part-time position: She was seeking a job as an editor.

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3.	anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility: It is your job to be on time.

4.	an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: to make the best of a bad job.

5.	the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon: The housing project was a long and costly job.

6.	the process or requirements, details, etc., of working: It was a tedious job.

7.	the execution or performance of a task: She did a good job.

8.	Slang. a theft or similar criminal action: The police caught the gang that pulled that bank job.

9.	a public or official act or decision carried through for the sake of improper private gain.

10.	Slang. an example of a specific or distinctive type: That little six-cylinder job was the best car I ever owned.

11.	Computers. a unit of work for a computer, generally comprising an application program or group of related programs and the data, linkages, and instructions to the operating system needed for running the programs.

–verb (used without object)

12.	to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece.

13.	to do business as a jobber.

14.	to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain.

–verb (used with object)

15.	to assign or give (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as among different contractors or workers (often fol. by out): He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits.

16.	to buy in large quantities, as from wholesalers or manufacturers, and sell to dealers in smaller quantities: He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana.

17.	to get rid of or dispose of: His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office.

18.	to swindle or trick (someone): They jobbed him out of his property.

19.	to carry on (public or official business) for improper private gain.

–adjective

20.	of or for a particular job or transaction.

21.	bought, sold, or handled together: He's too big a customer to buy in less than job quantities.

—Idioms

22.	do a job on, Slang. a. to destroy, defeat, damage, or confound thoroughly: The thugs did a job on him—he'll be in the hospital for a month. b. to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly; snow.

23.	on the job, alert; observant: The cops were on the job and caught them red-handed.