perp
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Definition of perp
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: a perpetrator especially of a crime
perp
abbreviationDefinition of perp (Entry 2 of 2)
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The story concerns an LA private investigator named Phil Philips (voiced by Bill Barretta), the first puppet on the LAPD before he was booted from the force after being accused of purposely failing to shoot a puppet perp. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "The Happytime Murders turns raunchy puppet comedy into inexplicably boring dreck," 23 Aug. 2018 The police, too, set up an important shot of their own: the perp walk. — Eliana Dockterman, Time, "Harvey Weinstein's Arrest Is Just the Opening Scene," 31 May 2018 Given the role that reporting about Weinstein played in the torrent of allegations unleashed since October, seeing him undergo a perp walk on Friday had plenty of significance. — Brian Lowry, CNN, "Bill Cosby, Harvey Weinstein cases send a Time's Up message," 25 May 2018 The perp walk has been happening in New York for at least a hundred years. — refinery29.com, "What Everyone Is Missing About Harvey Weinstein's Perp Walk," 25 May 2018 While Trump may not ever end up doing a perp walk, plenty of people in his wake have ended up and will end up under investigation, fired, disgraced or a combination of all three. — Jason Johnson, The Root, "The Trump Administration Has Mastered the Art of the ‘Grumblebrag’," 17 May 2018 Testing the kits isn't just about justice for one person, one victim; even after the statute of limitations has run out, the DNA from a kit can help exonerate the innocent or connect the perp to crimes in other jurisdictions. — Danielle Mcnally, Marie Claire, "Mariska Hargitay Just Made a Documentary That's Like a Real-Life 'SVU' Episode," 17 Apr. 2018 This means French Montana will be in and around the storyline, a key figure thanks to his involvement with the perp. — Rebecca Farley, refinery29.com, "American Crime Story: Who Bit Beyoncé," 28 Mar. 2018 News cameras clicked and rolled capturing Shkreli, in a grey hoodie but minus his usual smirk, on his perp walk that morning. — Jaclyn Gallucci, Fortune, "How Martin Shkreli Went From Pharma Executive to Inmate #87850-053," 8 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'perp.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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perp
noun
English Language Learners Definition of perp
: a person who commits a crime or does something wrong
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perp
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Legal Definition of perp
: a perpetrator of a crime
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