as in criminals
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 offenders
Insist that the federal government deploy those resources to get the violent offenders who are killing, assaulting and robbing law-abiding citizens on the city’s South and West sides.
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Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
At the end of every successful criminal prosecution, one question hangs over the heads of offenders, victims and attorneys.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
However, first-time nonviolent offenders typically get shorter sentences or probation.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The act also encouraged counseling for youth offenders as opposed to a prison sentence and offered a victim-offender mediation program rather than prosecution for certain crimes.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
His most recent attempt at renewal this month landed him in an ICE detention center in Aurora, where he's spent more than three weeks in what his wife describes as below-average conditions while living among violent offenders.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
That number is up slightly from 34 offenders in 2023, but down from 426 offenders in 2015, the earliest date in that tool’s dataset.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump and other critics have argued the cashless-bail practice allows offenders to more easily return to streets.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
First-time offenders in Sierra Vista will be cited between $40 and $75, police said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
At the end of every successful criminal prosecution, one question hangs over the heads of offenders, victims and attorneys.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
However, first-time nonviolent offenders typically get shorter sentences or probation.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The act also encouraged counseling for youth offenders as opposed to a prison sentence and offered a victim-offender mediation program rather than prosecution for certain crimes.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025
His most recent attempt at renewal this month landed him in an ICE detention center in Aurora, where he's spent more than three weeks in what his wife describes as below-average conditions while living among violent offenders.
—Nick Mordowanec, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
That number is up slightly from 34 offenders in 2023, but down from 426 offenders in 2015, the earliest date in that tool’s dataset.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
Trump and other critics have argued the cashless-bail practice allows offenders to more easily return to streets.
—Elizabeth Crisp, The Hill, 25 Aug. 2025
First-time offenders in Sierra Vista will be cited between $40 and $75, police said.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offenders
Noun
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Lawmakers in many states have changed the rules in recent decades to protect winners from being targeted by criminals and unscrupulous people asking for money.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Her Eco-Age consultancy, targeted by criminals and forced to close in 2024 after 17 years in business, had advised clients on industry developments, changes to government policies and practical guidance on how to avoid greenwashing.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This will protect the couch from daily wear, stains from unavoidable culprits like natural body oil.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
8 Sep. 2025
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But by mistake, Trey’s friend Kyle – the boy of King’s longtime associate Paul (Jeffrey Wright) – is the one being held, and King works with the police to pay the culprits and get the kid back.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Offenders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offenders. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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