as in offenders
a person who has committed a crime
car thieves, pickpockets, burglars, and other criminals
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Recent Examples of criminals
If criminals have enough information to keep attacking your accounts, a credit freeze can help stop them from opening new credit in your name.
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Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 June 2026
In Canape Vert, walls now only protect homeowners from criminals but also send a message against the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition with their graffiti scrawling.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
The stereotypes of casting Latinos as criminals on screen persisted, with one in four immigrant characters cast in roles involving drug dealing, smuggling, and human trafficking.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Unserialized and homemade firearms, opponents say, could easily allow criminals to bypass red-flag gun laws, which aim to prevent domestic abusers and other violent individuals from obtaining firearms.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Experts and authorities warn that criminals will be deploying a range of tactics targeting soccer fans desperate to attend big-name matches at the event, which kicked off June 11.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
An allegation last year by a provincial police commander that top officers and officials were colluding with organized criminals led Ramaphosa to announce a national investigation into police corruption.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
And historically, denaturalization has been reserved for the most egregious offenders, such as human rights abusers and violent criminals.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 June 2026
In Canape Vert, walls now only protect homeowners from criminals but also send a message against the powerful Viv Ansanm gang coalition with their graffiti scrawling.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 June 2026
The stereotypes of casting Latinos as criminals on screen persisted, with one in four immigrant characters cast in roles involving drug dealing, smuggling, and human trafficking.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 June 2026
Unserialized and homemade firearms, opponents say, could easily allow criminals to bypass red-flag gun laws, which aim to prevent domestic abusers and other violent individuals from obtaining firearms.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2026
Experts and authorities warn that criminals will be deploying a range of tactics targeting soccer fans desperate to attend big-name matches at the event, which kicked off June 11.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
An allegation last year by a provincial police commander that top officers and officials were colluding with organized criminals led Ramaphosa to announce a national investigation into police corruption.
—Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Roman emperors, sometimes urged on by the crowd, were known to grant pardons (to criminals) and freedom (to the enslaved) after an especially noteworthy performance.
—Cullen Murphy, The Atlantic, 13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminals
offenders
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To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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Window treatments are one of the most common offenders.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Criminals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminals. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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