perpetrator
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6.8
- noun
- /ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər/
:
delincuente
- The evidence should lead to the perpetrator, not the other way around.
- victims and perpetrators
- perpetrators of crime
- prosecute perpetrators
Like so the the line between victim and perpetrator is extremely blurry.
- Like so the the line between victim and perpetrator is extremely blurry.
- They're perpetrators, perpetrators of child sexual crimes, right.
- As I said earlier, perpetrators always see themselves as victims first.
- Because The thing is, is that the, whoever the perpetrator is has tons of rights.
- Let's deport those who have dual nationality, who have been perpetrators in this crime.
- The sexual perpetrator who's a studio head goes to jail.
- And a couple of days later the guys were perpetrators of killing my my friend.
- Of course they hate the perpetrators of their suffering, but they didn't stop there.
- Like why do those people end up becoming the perpetrators of the harm that was so traumatic?
- In fact, their perpetrators might even get rewarded.
- She took the side of the perpetrators of child sexual abuse against the victims.
- I mean, he's also been named as a, as a perpetrator.
- However, I think that you can be a victim and also a perpetrator.
- So they never quite found the perpetrator.
- And you know, the perpetrator or the John or Jane Doe is descended from that marriage.
Examples
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A video camera was discovered from the scene that police say may have captured the perpetrator.
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In addition, penalties now take into account whether the perpetrator has engaged in previous stalking-type behavior.
Academic text (1994) -
By the time he got back on his feet, the perpetrator was gone.
Fiction book (2001) -
In each of the latter cases, the perpetrator was the husband of the victim of homicide.
Academic text (1991) -
I hope justice will be saved and the perpetrators will be brought before law.
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The fact you knew the perpetrator doesn't sit well with us.
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Do you have a message for the perpetrators?
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That's when there's a clear perpetrator, clear victim.
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At least 75% and 65% of the perpetrators and victims, respectively, were drinking.
Academic text (1994) -
The police arrested the perpetrator after extensive investigations into the robbery.
Synonyms
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2.1
A person who has committed a crime or broken the law
304
3.5
A person who has committed a crime or broken the law
148
8.6
A person who broke the law, often called a suspect by police
101
4.6
Something, often a person, that causes a crime, mistake or problem
22
8.4
A person who does bad things or breaks the law
15
7.5
A person who does bad things to hurt other people
11
3.8
A person who does things that are against the law
8
4.3
A person who breaks the law or hurts other people
4
8.3
A person who harms or tricks another person to control them
3
8.8
A person who breaks the law or does something wrong
3
7.7
A person who breaks a law or important rule
1
8.6
A person who is more at fault than someone else
A person who breaks the law, for example by theft or fraud
A person who breaks the law
Antonyms
How Guilty
Surface Forms
Morphology
perpetrator = perpetrate (transparent) = perpetrate + or
A standard agentive noun formed by adding the productive suffix '-or' to the verb 'perpetrate', so learners who know the verb can infer 'person who perpetrates'.
Etymology
Perpetrator comes from the verb perpetrate, with the prefix per- meaning 'through', and originally meant 'to carry out' or 'complete' an action. So a perpetrator is the person who 'carries out' a crime or wrong act.