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thug(noun, attack, rough, crook, fugitive)
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hooligan(noun, person, attack, informal, disturbance)
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tough(noun, person, mean, attack, crimes)
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ruffian(noun, attack, rough, crook, crimes)
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gangster(noun, person, tough, criminal, crook)
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hood(noun, attack, slang, criminal, crook)
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desperado(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
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goon(noun, attack, slang, heavy, criminal)
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perpetrator
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criminal(noun, person, heavy, crook, thug)
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crook(noun, criminal, convict, thug, fugitive)
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roughneck(noun, attack, crimes)
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vandal(noun, person, disturbance, violation, attacker)
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bully(noun, heavy, immoral, criminal, crook)
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punk(noun, attack, slang, crook, crimes)
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malefactor(noun, person, disturbance, immoral, criminal)
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mobster(noun, heavy, criminal, crook, convict)
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rowdy(noun, attack, crook, crimes, blusterer)
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toughie(noun, attack, tough, informal, crimes)
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felon(noun, person, cheat, disturbance, immoral)
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