2
desperadoes(noun, evildoers)
2
jailbirds(noun, prisoners)
2
blackguards
2
burglars(noun, thieves, crooks, pirates, robbers)
2
gangsters(noun, netherworld, gangland)
2
hooligans(noun, evildoers)
2
prowlers(noun, thieves, crooks, robbers, burglars)
2
recidivists(noun, prisoners)
2
reprobates(noun, adjective)
2
rogues
2
toughs(noun, evildoers)
1
devils(noun, evildoers)
1
hijackers(noun, thieves)
1
backsliders
1
bandits
1
bastards
1
behinds(noun, adjective)
1
bends
1
bitches
1
brutes(noun, evildoers)
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