38 entries under criminal topic. ×

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perpetrator(noun, person, suspect, crook)
26
delinquent(noun, crook, convict, thief)
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outlaw(noun, cheat, crook, convict)
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malefactor(noun, cheat, villain, crook)
20
offender(noun, person, cheat, suspect, villain)
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felon(noun, cheat, villain, crook)
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convict(noun, immoral, crook, wrongdoing)
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wrongdoer(noun, cheat, crook, convict)
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crook(noun, suspect, convict, thief)
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lawbreaker(noun, cheat, villain, crook)
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villain(noun, immoral, convict, thief)
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sinner(noun, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
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prisoner(noun, person, con, suspect, villain)
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con(noun, suspect, crook, convict)
8
jailbird(noun, cheat, villain, crook)
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transgressor(noun, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
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evildoer(noun, crook, convict, thief)
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thug(noun, con, crook, convict)
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guilty person(noun, expression, idiom, suspect)
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hood(noun, crook, convict, fugitive)
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