offender

Example Sentences

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Justice Department leaders offered to meet with lawmakers in the midst of sustained criticism over their handling of files on the sex offender.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Once released, he will be required to register as a sex offender.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

But he queried whether authorities would ordinarily have a duty to keep victims and their families informed if an offender "misbehaved in prison".

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The resignation comes as students are pressuring the school to cut ties with Les Wexner, an alum and former board chair, over his association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Instead of a faceless state or community, crime victims were featured at trial, and criminal cases took on the dynamics of a traditional civil trial, pitting the family of the victim against the offender.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson