39 entries under offender topic. ×

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criminal(noun, person, cheat, villain, crook)
34
perpetrator(noun, person, suspect, criminal, crook)
25
outlaw(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
20
malefactor(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
18
felon(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
16
wrongdoer(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
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crook(noun, suspect, criminal, convict, thief)
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lawbreaker(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
11
prisoner(noun, person, con, suspect, villain)
9
scofflaw(noun, crook, convict, thug, fugitive)
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jailbird(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
8
transgressor(noun, criminal, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
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evildoer(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thief)
5
thug(noun, con, criminal, crook, convict)
4
hood(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
4
suspect(noun, person, prisoner)
3
fugitive(noun, criminal, crook, convict, wrongdoing)
2
hooligan(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
1
antagonist(noun, person, suspect)
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bad actor(noun, expression, crook, convict, thug)
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