Thesaurus results for PERPETRATOR

perpetrator

noun

Definition of perpetrator

as in offender

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Recent Examples of perpetrator 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 Dream forward Angel Reese quickly pointed out the perpetrator from her seat on the bench, and the spectator was apprehended by arena security. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Most people in this situation would be highly stressed, especially if the perpetrator were in the room. — Michele Patterson Ford, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026 The teen did not know the alleged perpetrator, according to police. — Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 Both gender critical feminists and trans activists have become locked in endless battles around safety and danger, victim versus perpetrator. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 Artest climbed into the stands, intent on finding the perpetrator. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026 The defense portrayed that somehow the perpetrator suffered more than these victims. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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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

Total notional perp volume across both centralized and decentralized exchanges averaged about $150 billion per day this year, down from a high of near $200 billion/day last year, according to data compiled by CNBC.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
There are major hurdles, however, including fitting sports cleanly into the perp market structure and gaining regulatory approval.

— Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of perp

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

The would-be assassin was arrested by police and led investigators to two members of a Russian mob network who had enlisted him on behalf of Iran.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassin

Noun

Multiple people, including children, died when a gunman opened fire at a Billings, Montana, home that was then set alight, authorities said Monday.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
Sweden’s worst mass shooting occurred in February 2025 at a school in the south-central city of Orebro, when a gunman killed 10 people before turning the weapon on himself.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of gunman

Noun

Lonnie Bierbrodt, a trucker and a felon on parole, was questioned early in 1993 and had blood and hair samples taken.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
He has been charged with murder, assault, and being a 10-time felon in possession of a firearm, court records show.

— Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of felon

Noun

The Brigands of Rattlecreek follows a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
Instead of splitting traffic 50/50 until an end date, AI shifts traffic toward the better performing version while the test is still live, an approach often called a multi-armed bandit.

— Karan Sharma, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of bandit

Noun

The malefactor re-wrote the entire introduction to Altman's Wiki entry in the past tense, according to Gadget Review.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2026
Once a small-time robber, Pepper is now crumbling from advanced age and damage inflicted by many malefactors, including Pepper himself.

— David Hajdu, The Atlantic, 16 July 2026

Definition of malefactor

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