criminal vs gambit

criminal

adj
  • Against the law; forbidden by law. 

  • Guilty of breaking the law. 

  • Abhorrent or very undesirable. 

  • Of or relating to crime or penal law. 

noun
  • A person who is guilty of a crime, notably breaking the law. 

gambit

verb
  • To sacrifice (a pawn or minor piece) to gain an advantage. 

noun
  • Any ploy or stratagem. 

  • An opening in chess in which a minor piece or a pawn is sacrificed to gain an advantage. 

  • A remark intended to open a conversation. 

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