transgressor

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Noun
  • Although when Brink was run from behind into the boards in the second period, Brock Faber took it upon himself to drop the gloves with the Vegas offender, earning a fighting major and a 10-minute misconduct.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Armond Langford, 32, is facing multiple charges including robbery, kidnapping, assault, wanton endangerment, fleeing/evading police, burglary and persistent felony offender.
    Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Whatley said those policies threaten law enforcement officers and public safety, arguing that criminals belong behind bars and pledging to continue backing law enforcement.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The decisive action of the Mexican government is positive for families on both sides of the border who suffer the devastating consequences of the activities of these transnational criminals.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In similar manner, the true lawbreakers when innocent folks were brought to our shores between 1808 and 1865 were not the victims themselves.
    Walter E Block, Oc Register, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Meanwhile, municipal courts around the state are adjusting to a new normal after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled in December that cities cannot punish lawbreakers beyond what state statute would allow for the same offenses.
    Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • That rogues’ gallery includes such reprobates as Maura Healey, the fake Indian, Ed Markey, Seth Moulton, crackpot leftist Juliette Kayyem… Percentage of contribution Summers made to Democrats: 100 percent.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Nov. 2025
  • Unlike Vegas with its cast of reprobates and wackos, this joint is classy and clean and just a wee bit indulgent.
    David Weiss, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • With ‘live’ scenes from the ship’s top deck, Marvel villains had invaded the cruise and the screens showed our heroes in action, saving the day.
    Helen Wright, TheWeek, 11 Mar. 2026
  • On one level, the Nazis here are stereotypical adventure story villains, yet specific actual Nazi atrocities are discussed and the suffering of French citizens is deeply felt.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Department of Justice said Raymond Nunez, 53, was charged with buying, delivering, and possessing animals for an animal fighting venture, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Now Evans, 26, is sitting inside Dublin’s Santa Rita Jail, facing charges of murder, robbery, and gun possession as a felon.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.
    Chris Sims, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Serious sinners and penitents began a public penance on the first day of Lent.
    Chris Sims, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • He’s talked tough in news conferences about prosecuting child predators, drug traffickers and assorted wrongdoers.
    Dan Sullivan, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
  • For now, his office is limited to civil actions against wrongdoers and passing information to the receiver and state and federal prosecutors.
    CBS News, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Transgressor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/transgressor. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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