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perpetrator

noun

Definition of perpetrator

as in offender

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Recent Examples of perpetrator Both of the victims, as well as the alleged perpetrator, were taken to Bellevue Hospital. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026 This Sundance Film Festival hit, a stunning depiction of childhood trauma told from a child’s perspective, also stars Philip Ettinger as the perpetrator of that act and Gemma Chan as the titular heroine’s mother. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 Unsettlingly, the roles of victim and perpetrator bleed together. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 The victim's mother wants to see the perpetrator locked up indefinitely. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 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 The perpetrator carried out the attack at the Brinell School in Fagersta, northwest of Stockholm, while classes were in session with about 400 to 500 students, officials said. — CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

First-time targeting offenders do not receive any additional sanctions.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026
Most of the offenders, too, appear to be delis and bodegas and fast-casual food carts, venues where quality is secondary to moving product quickly and cheaply out the door.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of offender

Noun

Video obtained by Fox News Digital showed Paya being cuffed and taken away on a golf cart by federal police before another video showed him in an orange jumpsuit being perp-walked to a helicopter.

— Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of perp

Noun

Most crimes across Mexico went unsolved, and authorities sometimes appeared to be colluding with criminals instead of fighting them.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Keeping email, downloads and everyday web activity away from that machine reduces the opportunities criminals have to reach it.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of criminal

Noun

Across Greengrass’ three Bourne movies, the elite assassin turns against the clandestine institution that created him, determined to escape its grip and bring its covert operations to light.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Before Atlanta, the girls weren’t judged as heavily based on their reads or confessional assassin abilities.

— Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of assassin

Noun

Orlando was forced to learn that lesson once again 10 years ago, when a gunman killed 49 people at Pulse nightclub.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
Police said the sisters were sitting inside a black Toyota Camry, parked in an alley outside their apartment, when a gunman walked up and opened fire.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of gunman

Noun

Michael Angel Alvarez, a gang intervention worker in the MacArthur Park area, was federally indicted on charges of being a felon in possession of body armor in May.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Miller is charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and a count of possession of a machine gun.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of felon

Noun

Goaded on by a governor, who handpicked the university president and staged a coup to overthrow one athletic director in order to hire Kiffin, the bayou bandits are proudly wearing their black hats.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
Leonard, who made tens of millions in off-the-books, no-show endorsements, made out like a bandit with this settlement, especially since his $51 million contract for the coming season was not voided.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 3 Sep. 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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