pedocriminal

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pedocriminal

/ˈpiː.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ UK
/ˈpɛ.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ Canada, US
/ˈpɛ.doʊˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ Canada, US
/ˈpe.dəˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ Australia
/ˈpɛ.dəʉˈkɹɪm.ɪ.nəl/ Australia

Where it comes from

From pedo- (“child”) + -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) + φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)), and from Middle English cryminal, borrowed from Anglo-Norman criminal, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen (“crime”).

noun pedocriminals

US A person who commits child sexual abuse; a child molester. "Here lives pedocriminal J. Rivoire. The Canadian justice is asking for his extradition. France's is refusing. We are ashamed," the message reads, in French.https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/1.6716076

adjective more pedocriminal · most pedocriminal

US Pertaining to child sexual abuse. According to TF1: “[The] Justice considers that the lack of moderation, cooperation with law enforcement and the tools offered by Telegram (disposable number, crypto, etc.) makes him an accomplice in drug trafficking, pedocriminal offenses and fraud.”https://fox5sandiego.com/news/telegram-founder-pa

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@misc{pedocriminal_2026,
  title = {pedocriminal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pedocriminal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}