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Dutch
Etymology
From klimaat (“climate”) + crimineel (“criminal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kliˈmaːt.kri.miˌneːl/
- Hyphenation: kli‧maat‧cri‧mi‧neel
Noun
klimaatcrimineel m (plural klimaatcriminelen, diminutive klimaatcrimineeltje n)
- (politics, climate change, derogatory) climate criminal, someone whose actions with respect to the climate, in particular climate change, are believed to be criminal or, when used as hyperbole, outrageous
2013 October 23, Henrico Prins, “Sydney door branden omsingeld”, in de Volkskrant:Op een persconferentie maakte hij Abbott ten overvloede uit voor 'klimaatcrimineel', waardoor het niet lang duurde voordat Greg Hunt, minister van Milieu, Bandt ervan betichtte politiek voordeel te willen behalen uit de ontwrichtende ramp waarop de brand ook toen al leek uit te draaien.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
2015 December 3, Jaap Tielbeke, “Klimaatcriminelen”, in De Groene Amsterdammer:‘Die mensen achter al die glazen façades’, besluit Sabido de tour, ‘zijn klimaatcriminelen. Die moeten we zo ver mogelijk bij onze politici vandaan houden.’- (please add an English translation of this quotation)