Converse of object

• convict: Even convicted criminals often escaped the death penalty by securing a Royal Pardon.

• deter: The tracking of IP addresses helps deter criminals from using your store to place charges on stolen cards.

• indict: America was a strong force in helping to depose this indicted war criminal who was a major obstacle to progress.

• punish: Second, we have to strengthen the forces of law and order, to reduce the fear of crime and to punish criminals effectively.

• apprehend: Governments are creating large DNA databases of suspects, if not the entire population of a nation, so as to better apprehend criminals.

• deport: The prison service must minimize risk by deporting criminals direct from prison and not via the asylum detention estate.

Adjective modifier

• hardened: Actually, the more you can look and talk like a hardened criminal, the higher your chances of being a hit.

• Nazi: By placing us in the head of a Nazi war criminal he conveys this message clearly.

• suspected: Every fortnight the entire division is briefed on a list of five ' targets ' - either individuals or teams of suspected criminals.

• habitual: It was now believed that many criminals were habitual criminals and nothing would change them.

• violent: The likelihood that a violent criminal will act violently in the future can be estimated based on resting brain scans.

• dangerous: As a civilian working among dangerous criminals, his safety should have been of paramount importance.

Modifies a noun

• offense: Failure to disclose your business details is a criminal offense through the Business Names Act 1985.

• justice: By its nature, criminal justice is almost entirely negative.

• conviction: I have a criminal conviction - will I still be able to adopt or foster?

• proceeding: Where legal aid is granted to the accused in criminal proceedings, he or she is not required to pay any contribution toward expenses.

• damage: There were 13 people arrested for criminal damage, all of whom have been released pending further inquiries.

Noun used with modifier

• cyber: Their bodies are ideally suited to hunt cyber criminals.

• war: By placing us in the head of a Nazi war criminal he conveys this message clearly.