6
evil doer(noun, expression, idiom, bad man)
6
perp(noun, bad man)
5
evildoer(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thief)
5
thug(noun, con, criminal, crook, convict)
4
accused
4
bandit(noun, bad man)
4
escape artist(noun, bad man)
4
escapologist(noun, bad man)
4
first offender(noun, bad man)
4
guilty person(noun, expression, idiom, suspect, criminal)
4
gun-man(noun, bad man)
4
hood(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
4
hoodlum(noun, immoral, criminal, crook, convict)
4
lifer(noun, con, convict, captive, prisoner)
4
suspect(noun, person, offender, prisoner)
4
tamperer(noun, bad man)
4
vermin(noun, bad man)
3
defendant(noun, prisoner)
3
captive(noun, con, villain, criminal, convict)
3
culpable
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