[ˈmɪskrɪənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a person who has done something wrong or unlawful
(e.g: the police are straining every nerve to bring the miscreants to justice)


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Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘disbelieving’): from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescreire ‘disbelieve’, from mes- ‘mis-’ + creire ‘believe’ (from Latin credere)

[ˈmɪskrɪənt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of a person) behaving badly or unlawfully
(e.g: her miscreant husband)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘disbelieving’): from Old French mescreant, present participle of mescreire ‘disbelieve’, from mes- ‘mis-’ + creire ‘believe’ (from Latin credere)