Criminal

A criminal, sometimes known as a master criminal, a perpetrator or an offender, was an individual that broke the law and was found guilty of a criminal act. A state criminal was one who was the enemy of a particular state.
According to the Andorian Tarah, following the capture of a number of Vulcan hostages, but in fact explained that "Criminals take hostages. Kidnappers looking for a ransom take hostages. I assume you're referring to the enemy soldiers we captured." ()
When Spock was arrested on Tal's flagship for espionage, the Romulan Commander informed him that the "execution of state criminals is both painful and unpleasant. I believe the details are unnecessary. The sentence will be carried out immediately after the charges have been recorded." ()
When Miles O'Brien was convicted of a crime by a Cardassian Tribunal in 2370, he pleaded of his innocence to Odo, stating, "No one in my entire life has ever had cause to ask, Miles O'Brien, are you a criminal? I took an oath to defend the Federation and what it stands for. I don't steal from them. I don't lie to them. I'm no angel, but I try to live every day as the best Human being I know how to be. I need my little girl to wake up in the morning and look up at me and see a man she can respect. Until now, she always could." ()
According to Worf, the Maquis "[we]re terrorists, little more than criminals. And criminals always make mistakes." ()
== See also ==
* Criminal case
* Criminal investigation system
* Criminal investigations
* Criminal justice system
* Criminal record
== Similar terms ==
* Criminal organization
* Deviant
* Martyr
* Prisoner
* Vagrant
* War criminal
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Category:Illegal occupations