3
detainee(noun, prisoners)
3
malefactor(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
3
miscreant(noun, person, cheat, immoral, criminal)
3
recidivist(noun, prisoner)
3
yard bird
3
yardbird(noun, con, criminal, crook, convict)
2
crook(noun, suspect, villain, criminal, convict)
2
delinquent(noun, immoral, suspect, criminal, crook)
2
ex-con(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
2
fugitive(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
2
gangster(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
2
hoodlum(noun, immoral, criminal, crook, convict)
2
mobster(noun, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
2
racketeer(noun, immoral, villain, criminal, crook)
2
sinner(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
2
thief(noun, villain, criminal, offender)
2
thug(noun, con, criminal, crook, convict)
2
traitor
2
wrongdoer(cheat, criminal, crook, convict, thug)
1
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