(religion) An impediment to marriage in the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church, preventing the marriage of people who had murdered an existing spouse in order to remarry (even without committing adultery).

(law) A crime involving a falsehood, such as forgery, perjury, or counterfeiting.

(law, chiefly South Africa) In Roman-Dutch law, the unlawful and intentional impairment of someone's dignity (covering road rage, stalking, and various kinds of abuse).

(US, slang) Alternative spelling of criminently