Thesaurus results for PERPETRATOR

perpetrator

noun

Definition of perpetrator

as in offender

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Recent Examples of perpetrator 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 Except none of it was true — and the real perpetrator behind the madness wasn’t who anyone suspected. — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Yet Armour decided Carrington was the victim and Clark was the perpetrator. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026 ProPublica is not naming the perpetrator to protect the identities of his victims. — Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 20 July 2026 Deputy commander Elisabeth leads an investigation to find the perpetrator. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 19 July 2026 The trial judge has the discretion to determine if publication is warranted based on the specifics of the case, and the perpetrator’s name will only be published if the victim gives consent. — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 The center also noted that about 68% of mass shooting cases that occurred from 2014 to 2019 included a perpetrator who either killed family or intimate partners, or had a history of domestic violence. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 July 2026

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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

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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
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon SpaceX, 1 day The accuracy of the perp pricing for such a high-profile event keeps pressure on traditional exchanges who have to keep up with the rapid evolution of investment products and asset classes like event contracts and perpetual futures.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026

Definition of perp

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

Created by Tessa Coates, Ride or Die is a spy action comedy about an assassin, Judith (Waddingham) whose latest case inadvertently involves her best friend of more than 20 years, Debbie (Spencer), a politician’s wife.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2026
This show loves nothing more this season than to introduce a potential assassin and promptly thwart his plan via blade to the head or neck.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of assassin

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

Definition of gunman

Noun

Respers was also convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm, along with a firearm-use enhancement to the murder charge.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Since then, he has been arrested several more times, including on multiple charges of possession of a firearm by a felon, WBTV reported.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of felon

Noun

The film reimagines the legend of Chang’Er, the moon goddess, and her husband, the archer Hou Yi, picking up the story after Chang’Er ascends to the moon and setting her on a journey to its dark side alongside a bandit from Earth.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
In Kogi State, bandits recently raided an orphanage and took twenty-three children hostage.

— Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of bandit

Noun

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
To be confronted by Mike Wallace was the deepest dread of countless malefactors in public and corporate life.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2026

Definition of malefactor

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