hardened criminal

hardened criminal
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  • hardened — hardened, indurated, callous mean grown or become hard. These terms are comparable in both literal (compare HARDEN 1) and extended use. Hardened is the most inclusive because it is applicable to any substance, whether originally fluid or solid,… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Hardened — Hard ened ( nd), a. 1. Made hard, or harder, or compact; made unfeeling or callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or vice. 2. Rendered resistant to the effects of nearby explosions; as, a hardened missile silo; hardened warhead… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • criminal — I UK [ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l] / US adjective *** 1) [usually before noun] relating to illegal acts The book examines the causes of criminal behaviour. a criminal offence/act: It is a criminal offence to threaten someone with violence. a) [only before noun]… …   English dictionary

  • criminal — crim|i|nal1 [ krımınl ] noun count * someone who has committed a crime: The system is designed to prevent criminals from reoffending. a convicted criminal (=one who has been judged guilty in a court of law): Convicted criminals should not profit… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • criminal — 1 / krIminFl/ adjective 1 related to or connected with crime: criminal behaviour | The boy had shown criminal tendencies since early adolescence. | a criminal offence (=a crime that can be punished by law) | criminal element (=people within a… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • hardened — hard|ened [ˈha:dnd US ˈha:r ] adj 1.) hardened criminal/police officer etc a criminal, police officer etc who has had a lot of experience of things that are shocking and is therefore less affected by them 2.) become hardened (to sth) to become… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • hardened — /hahr dnd/, adj. 1. made or become hard or harder. 2. pitiless; unfeeling. 3. firmly established or unlikely to change; inveterate: a hardened criminal. 4. inured; toughened: a hardened trooper. 5. rigid; unyielding: a hardened attitude. 6. (of a …   Universalium

  • hardened — adjective 1) he was hardened to the violence he had seen Syn: inured, desensitized, deadened; accustomed, habituated, acclimatized, used 2) a hardened criminal Syn: inveterate, seasoned, habitual, chronic …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • hardened — adjective a hardened criminal Syn: inveterate, seasoned, habitual, chronic, compulsive, confirmed, incorrigible …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • criminal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. offender, malefactor, felon, sinner, culprit, convict. See illegality, evildoer. adj. illegal, unlawful, felonious. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unlawful, felonious, illegal, wrongful; see illegal ,… …   English dictionary for students

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