100 entries under noun topic. ×

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