92 entries under criminal topic. ×

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swindler(noun, person, cheat, honest, phony)
43
cheat(noun, person, honest, phony)
40
scoundrel(noun, person, cheat, thief)
36
shark(noun, person, fake, cheat, deception)
19
perpetrator(noun, suspect, bad man, offender)
15
outlaw(noun, person, villain, reprobate)
14
thug(noun, convict, thief, outlaw)
12
felon(noun, suspect, villain, convict)
11
desperado(noun, convict, outlaw, thug)
11
hoodlum(noun, convict, thug, fugitive)
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malefactor(noun, suspect, villain, convict)
11
robber(noun, person, villain, thief)
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gangster(noun, person, convict, outlaw)
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brigand(noun, thief, outlaw, thug)
9
thief(noun, person, villain, thief)
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villain(noun, reprobate, convict, thief)
9
wrongdoer(noun, suspect, convict, thug)
8
bandit(noun, thief, outlaw, thug)
8
lawbreaker(noun, suspect, villain, convict)
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offender(noun, villain, convict, thug)
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