43
criminal(noun, person, cheat, villain, crook)
34
perpetrator(noun, person, suspect, criminal, crook)
26
delinquent(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thief)
25
outlaw(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
20
malefactor(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
20
offender(noun, person, cheat, suspect, villain)
18
felon(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
18
convict(noun, immoral, criminal, crook, wrongdoing)
16
wrongdoer(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
15
crook(noun, suspect, criminal, convict, thief)
13
lawbreaker(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
12
villain(noun, immoral, criminal, convict, thief)
12
sinner(noun, criminal, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
11
miscreant(noun, person, immoral, wrongdoing)
11
prisoner(noun, person, con, suspect, villain)
9
scofflaw(noun, crook, convict, thug, fugitive)
8
con(noun, suspect, criminal, crook, convict)
8
evil-doer(noun, bad man)
8
jailbird(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
8
transgressor(noun, criminal, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
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