36
malefactor(noun, person, bad, evil, cheat)
28
outlaw(noun, person, cheat, villain, crook)
26
sinful(adjective, bad, evil, wicked, immoral)
25
culprit(noun, person, cheat, villain, crook)
24
villain(noun, person, mean, bad, evil)
24
unlawful(adjective, wrong, corrupt, wicked, dishonest)
23
miscreant(noun, adjective, person, bad, evil)
22
felonious(adjective, wrong, wicked, irregular, unwarranted)
22
crook(noun, person, villain, reprobate, convict)
22
perpetrator(noun, suspect, crook, malevolent, killer)
21
wicked(adjective, bad, wrong, evil, offensive)
21
offender(noun, person, cheat, villain, crook)
21
wrongdoer(noun, person, bad, evil, cheat)
19
felon(noun, law, person, cheat, villain)
18
iniquitous(adjective, bad, wrong, evil, wicked)
18
corrupt(adjective, bad, wrong, evil, offensive)
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delinquent(noun, adjective, person, wrong, sorry)
17
illegal(adjective, wrong, evil, dishonest, illegal)
16
immoral(noun, adjective, bad, wrong, evil)
16
illicit(adjective, wrong, irregular, unwarranted, legal)
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