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[-] jeena@jemmy.jeena.net 2 points 11 months ago

Let's look at the definition in Merriam Webster: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal

criminal 2 of 2 noun

  1. one who has committed a crime
  2. a person who has been convicted of a crime

You're disregarding #1 completely for some reason and it's not evident to why.

[-] LufyCZ@lemmy.world -1 points 11 months ago

Well, if they have to discern the two meanings, it's because it might have a different meaning in different contexts, at least that's how I'd understand it.

The context of "Altman is a criminal" fits neither, as it's not a publicly known fact that he has commited a crime, nor has he been convicted of one.

Allegations that his sister made are just that, allegations, it does not make him a criminal.

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