criminal vs lowlife

criminal

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

adj
  • Against the law; forbidden by law. 

  • Guilty of breaking the law. 

  • Abhorrent or very undesirable. 

  • Of or relating to crime or penal law. 

lowlife

noun
  • An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal. 

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