common criminal
Frequency: 6.16.0 per million words
an ordinary criminal, without any special status
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Examples (10)
- She was treated like a common criminal.
- He wasn't a mastermind, just a common criminal looking for an easy score.
- The police identified the suspect as a common criminal with a history of petty crimes.
- Despite his grand claims, he was just a common criminal trying to intimidate us.
- The judge showed little sympathy, regarding him as nothing more than a common criminal.
- The security system is designed to deter the average common criminal.
- He's no genius; he's a common criminal who got lucky once or twice.
- The news report dismissed the burglar as a mere common criminal, not part of a larger ring.
- For shoplifting, he was paraded through the streets like a common criminal.
- Even a common criminal has the right to a fair trial.