OFFENDER Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

offender

noun

Definition of offender next

as in criminal

a person who has committed a crime juvenile offenders have their criminal records sealed when they turn 18

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Recent Examples of offender Although when Brink was run from behind into the boards in the second period, Brock Faber took it upon himself to drop the gloves with the Vegas offender, earning a fighting major and a 10-minute misconduct. —

Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026 Armond Langford, 32, is facing multiple charges including robbery, kidnapping, assault, wanton endangerment, fleeing/evading police, burglary and persistent felony offender. —

Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026 Six additional men were arrested at the same location in Harrow, five on suspicion of assisting an offender and one on suspicion of assaulting a police officer. —

Tiago Ventura, Time, 6 Mar. 2026 More recently, his sentence was reduced by a youthful offender statute, paving the way for his release, according to court records. —

Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026 The table below puts that figure into context and also shows the Premier League’s worst offenders on throw-ins (typically, clubs with a long-throw specialist). —

Stuart James, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026 While many online retailers and marketplaces have taken steps to address the marketing of counterfeits, others still haven’t put the requisite measures in place—like notice and takedown procedures, identity verification and policies to punish offenders—that would curb the behavior. —

Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 5 Mar. 2026 The facility will provide 32 beds for teenage boys who are in the adult system or who are considered serious juvenile offenders. —

Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 5 Mar. 2026 On Monday, LaPlaca was sentenced to three years in a diversionary program for first-time offenders after pleading guilty to driving under the influence and a fourth-degree child abuse charge. —

Joe Brandt, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026

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Whatley said those policies threaten law enforcement officers and public safety, arguing that criminals belong behind bars and pledging to continue backing law enforcement.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
The decisive action of the Mexican government is positive for families on both sides of the border who suffer the devastating consequences of the activities of these transnational criminals.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026