20 entries under perpetrator topic. ×

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malefactor(noun, person, cheat, disturbance, villain)
22
criminal(noun, person, cheat, villain, crook)
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wrongdoer(noun, cheat, criminal, crook, convict)
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felon(noun, law, person, cheat, disturbance)
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culprit(noun, person, cheat, suspect, villain)
15
delinquent(noun, criminal, crook, convict, young)
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sinner(noun, criminal, crook, convict, fugitive)
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lawbreaker(noun, person, cheat, villain, criminal)
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transgressor(noun, person, disturbance, criminal, crook)
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crook(noun, villain, criminal, convict, thug)
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convict(noun, con, villain, criminal, crook)
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suspect(noun, person, criminal, prisoner)
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con(noun, informal, criminal, crook, convict)
4
jailbird(noun, cheat, villain, criminal, crook)
2
litigant(noun, person, suspect, culprit)
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respondent(noun, person, suspect, accused)
1
guilty party(noun, expression, criminal, crook, fugitive)
1
guilty person(noun, expression, criminal, wrongdoer)
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accused(suspect, defendant)
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appellant(suspect, defendant)
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