8
cons(noun, prisoners)
5
convicts(noun, prisoners)
5
criminals(noun, thieves, prisoners)
5
delinquents(noun, thieves)
5
felons(noun, thieves, prisoners)
5
offenders(noun, prisoners)
4
defendants(noun, prisoners, suspects)
4
prisoners(noun, villains, criminals, prisoners, suspects)
4
villains(noun, thieves)
3
crooks(noun, thieves)
3
culprit
3
evildoers(noun, thieves)
3
jailbirds(noun, prisoners)
3
lawbreakers(noun, thieves, prisoners)
2
outlaws(noun, thieves)
2
perpetrators
2
suspects(noun, prisoners)
1
burglars(noun, thieves)
1
captives(noun, prisoners)
1
filchers(noun, thieves)
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