noncriminal
English
editEtymology
editAdjective
editnoncriminal (not comparable)
- (law) Not criminal; civil.
- 1978 April 8, “Gay Victory in Texas”, in Gay Community News, page 3:
- The police department was enjoined from conducting any surveillance of non-criminal activity of gay people, from maintaining files dealing with non-criminal activity, and from harassing the plaintiffs or other gay people in the absence of any actual criminal activity.
Noun
editnoncriminal (plural noncriminals)
- One who is not a criminal.