63 entries under criminal topic. ×

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desperado(noun, crook, convict, fugitive)
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evil person(noun, expression, villain, rogue)
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outcast
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scamp
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thief(noun, villain, offender)
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varlet
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ex-con(noun, crook, convict, thief)
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fugitive(crook, convict, offender, prisoner)
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repeater(noun, villain, crook, convict)
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rounder
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yardbird(noun, crook, convict, thief)
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bad egg
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black sheep
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captive
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filcher(noun, villain, offender)
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guilty party(noun, expression, suspect, crook)
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guilty person(noun, expression, suspect, perpetrator)
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lifer(noun, convict, thief)
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long-termer
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loser(villain, convict, thief)
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