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con(noun, suspect, criminal, crook, convict)
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convict(noun, immoral, criminal, crook, fugitive)
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captive(noun, con, villain, criminal, convict)
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felon(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
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prisoner(noun, person, con, villain, criminal)
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inmate(noun, patient)
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gaolbird
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criminal(noun, person, cheat, villain, crook)
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hostage(noun, prisoner, prisoners)
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lawbreaker(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
5
culprit(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
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lifer(noun, con, criminal, convict, captive)
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outlaw(noun, person, cheat, villain, criminal)
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internee(noun, prisoner)
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loser(noun, con, villain, criminal, convict)
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offender(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
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scofflaw(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
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slave
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lag
3
desperado(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
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