Thesaurus results for PERP

perp

noun

as in perpetrator

Related Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of perp 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 But this was always a fraud issue, not an immigration issue, and the White House wrongly assumed that the perps mostly were in the U.S. without legal permission; on the contrary, most of them were and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents or legal refugees. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for perp

Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp

Noun

Those records, which largely do not name Hamilton, show that his church conducted an internal investigation about the abuse, reported it to law enforcement after identifying the abuser and that Hamilton personally played a role in a report about additional abuse by the perpetrator.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Worse, when violence occurs, the perpetrator is too often not brought to justice.

— James C Ramos, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026