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perpetrator

noun as in murderer

noun as in wrongdoer

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Many of the perpetrators were young, she added.

From BBC

He added: "Our services' aim is to seize the largest possible quantities of contraband and to detain organisers and perpetrators so that this activity is unprofitable and does not pose a risk to civil aviation."

From BBC

Shame must change sides from the victim to the perpetrator, she insisted.

From BBC

The spokesperson said that many investigations were still under way, adding: "The work undertaken over the past decade has resulted in hundreds of perpetrators now serving lengthy prison sentences."

From BBC

In reality, the limited data on mass shootings and homicide assailants’ gender identities suggests that “trans people make up an insignificant percentage” of perpetrators, Lenning said.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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