Thesaurus results for PERP

perp

noun

Definition of perp

as in perpetrator

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Recent Examples of perp The duo first appear in parodied versions of the Longlegs roles originated by Blair Underwood and Maika Monroe midway through Scary Movie, standing by as their fellow officers are sent off after a suspicious perp. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026 In crypto markets, it is often expressed through perpetual futures, or perps, which allow traders to take directional positions with deeper liquidity. — Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Though no perp has been named publicly, the quest for justice—and the last 11 missing titles—is ongoing. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026 But Seiler, the CEO of STS Digital, believes there’s a downside to the expansion of perps, which let traders magnify their gains or losses. — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for perp

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Noun

But, in an unexpected twist for the ranger, the faith leader is involved in the robberies though as a victim not a perpetrator.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Video recordings and documents detail how investigators pursued the case, and the possibility of abuse, for months but failed to identify a perpetrator.

— Amy Brittain, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of perpetrator

Noun

Hansen’s sentence was first reduced to 25 years to life, and the state later created a pathway to earlier parole for many youthful offenders serving life sentences.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026
From names like ChatGPT and Gemini to Meta AI, Perplexity, and even Grok, the report identifies which chatbots are the most privacy-friendly and transparent in their practices and which are the worst offenders.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

Boxing is fun especially when the boxer in question is beating up criminals in East London.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Working together to track these flows would reduce the chance that international criminals can extend their reach beyond any single jurisdiction.

— Alvin Camba, Foreign Affairs, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

Later, an assassin posing as River arrives at the home of David Cartwright (River’s grandfather) to kill him but is shot by David instead.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Clive Owen and other assassins pursue them through the streets of Europe.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassin

Noun

Cox, working like a shoestring Peckinpah, sets up Strindler against the crooks who run the border town — the corrupt mayor and sheriff and a wealthy rancher.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Even the buildings themselves — a trio of vast, anonymous boxes tucked into the crook of two freeways — were plagued with problems.

— Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of crook

Noun

The initiative is set to be Australia's largest buyback since a similar effort following the 1996 massacre in Tasmania's Port Arthur, when a gunman killed 35 people.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Authorities are uncertain whether the victims were related to one another or the gunman.

— Jacqueline GaNun, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026