3
fugitive(noun, criminal, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
2
guilty
2
hooligan(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
2
loser(noun, con, villain, criminal, convict)
2
peccant
2
pirate(noun, thief)
1
antagonist(noun, person, suspect, offender)
1
bad actor(noun, expression, crook, convict, thug)
1
black marketeer(noun, expression, crook, convict, thug)
1
blackmailer(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
1
blameworthy
1
burglar(noun, thief)
1
catalyst
1
culprits
1
desperado(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
1
deuce(noun, crook, convict, thug, fugitive)
1
ex-con(noun, criminal, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
1
filcher(noun, thief)
1
gangster(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
1
gaol bird(expression, idiom)
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