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

This one-character difference led them not to the perpetrator but to a Canadian man named Brandon Klayme.

— Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
The perpetrator of parental alienation can employ a variety of tactics, including when one parent tells the child that the other parent hates the child or that the other parent is abusive, Psychology Today also said.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of perpetrator

Noun

Sehnaoui's meeting with the Israeli leader occurred as some in Lebanon have called for abolishing a 1955 law that bans dealing with Israel or having contacts with Israelis and punishes offenders with up to 10 years in jail.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Because of his previous felonies, though none for violent crimes, Pfister could now be defined as a habitual offender under Michigan law and faces prison.

— Kyung Lah, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

More than a year earlier, Arlington, Massachusetts sent four straight monthly payments totaling $446,000 to a criminal who had impersonated a real vendor and asked to switch from paper checks to electronic transfer.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Do not ignore a small charge because criminals sometimes use minor transactions to test an account.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

Navarrette was held without bail on charges of murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center in Elk Grove.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 29 July 2026
Taron Ford, 41, was charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, psilocybin, and marijuana, as well as possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and being a felon in possession of firearms.

— Nathan Pilling July 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026

Definition of felon

Noun

By the time Cameron came up with the idea for The Terminator — about a robot assassin sent back in time to kill the mother of humanity’s unborn savior — Wisher was growing more interested in screenwriting.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Their characters — a notorious assassin and a lawyer — race across Europe, balancing brutal fights and a messy, decades-long friendship.

— Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of assassin

Noun

Magdalen, living with her mother’s relative, Captain Horatio Wragge, a small-time crook, becomes a successful actress.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
To my knowledge, Carney’s creator is neither crook nor salesman, but Whitehead can lay claim to those other two mantles.

— Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of crook

Noun

People in northwest Nigeria are caught between regular attacks by bandit groups who specialize in kidnapping for ransom and Islamist militants who have been expanding their territory.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Instead, most are romantic stories about young lovers separated by fate, and the rest are swashbuckling adventures full of bandits and pirates.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 June 2026

Definition of bandit

Noun

Police Chief Matthew Hicks said Sunday detectives are confident that the gunman, identified as Chad Williams, acted alone in the shooting Saturday at an In-N-Out Burger in Twin Falls, a southern Idaho city of about 56,000 people.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador thanked Salinas and the off-duty police officer for their bravery in challenging the gunman.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Aug. 2026