41
culprit(noun, person, offender, criminal, crime)
33
criminal(noun, person, crime, offender, bad man)
32
offender(noun, person, criminal, crime, culprit)
28
felon(criminal, noun, person, crime, offender)
24
malefactor(noun, criminal, person, crime, offender)
22
delinquent(person, criminal, offender, noun, bad man)
20
crook(criminal, noun, person, crime, offender)
20
outlaw(noun, person, criminal, offender, bad man)
19
violator(criminal, noun, person, crime, offender)
18
perp(person, crime, criminal, offender, noun)
18
wrongdoer(noun, person, suspect, crime, criminal)
18
sinner(person, crime, criminal, offender, noun)
18
transgressor(criminal, person, crime, offender, noun)
18
villain(noun, person, criminal, offender, crime)
17
hoodlum(person, criminal, noun, offender, crime)
17
lawbreaker(criminal, person, crime, offender, noun)
17
assassin(noun, criminal, person, crime, killer)
17
scofflaw(noun, bad man, person, crime, criminal)
17
trespasser(person, crime, criminal, offender, noun)
15
cutthroat(noun, criminal, person, crime, killer)
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