Dictionary entry

Criminality

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Crim′i‐nal″i‐ty (kr?m′?–n?l″?–t?), n. [LL. criminalitas, fr. L. criminalis. See Criminal.] The quality or state of being criminal; that which constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt.

This is by no means the only criterion of criminality.

Blackstone.