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Recent Examples of perp
And the victims in Plymouth County are the perps next door in Norfolk.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Robinhood rolled out its own perp offering in the EU a month earlier and is probably looking for a way to bring it stateside.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
Olivia Benson will hug a victim and knock out a perp all before lunch.
—Yamillah Hurtado, People.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Robinhood rolled out its own perp offering in the EU a month earlier and is probably looking for a way to bring it stateside.
—Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp
Noun
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In most cases, the perpetrator was an intimate partner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Investigation uncovered 75 Catholic clergy molested more than 300 children in Rhode Island since 1950, though actual victim and perpetrator numbers likely run much higher.—
Kimberlee Kruesi,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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Colorado Democratic lawmakers are urging Jared Polis not to reduce the prison sentence of former Mesa County Clerk and convicted felon Tina Peters.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
13 Mar. 2026
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Lewis-Bynum, 21, faces several pending state charges, including possession of firearm by felon and assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Soon, Cooper, Jordan and their reluctant new associates, Byron’s assassins Antonio (Anthony Ramos) and Jeremy (Jeremy Pope), find themselves in the crosshairs of a brewing war within the Forst family.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota just had two lawmakers and their spouses shot by a political assassin.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
3 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Starring Dougray Scott, Julie Hesmondhalgh, Keith Allen and Adolescence breakout Amari Bacchus, the BBC’s adaptation is set in the secret school for crooks, where students, or Crooklings, are taught to perfect their skills to do good, bring balance, justice and order to the outside world.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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The crooks dragged the victim out of his Toyota 4Runner and after a brief tussle jumped into his vehicle and sped off.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Police arrested one of four snowball bandits caught on camera clobbering the cops with snow.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
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These proposals reflect hardening congressional sentiment toward Abuja at a moment when jihadist and bandit violence has impacted millions across the region.—
Adrian Elimian,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The gunman fled west on Adam Street, police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The gunman received a life sentence.—
Kim Chandler,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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