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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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When study participants were asked to report on their experiences confronting other people, nearly 72% had heard a denial, attack, and reversal of victim and offender.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Last week, the Bulwark reported that one of his campaign ads featured Ramaswamy meeting with a registered sex offender.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

It has rejected his advice to retain a restriction on volunteer magistrates that means they can only jail an offender for 12 months.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office, after information emerged regarding his dealings with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Press coverage hyped the personal nature of the conflict between the offender and specific victim.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

In a judicial response of unprecedented firmness, courts have already sent 217 people, half of them first-time offenders, to prison over the events on Saturday, Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Bafflingly, repertory screenings are where I’ve run into some of the worst offenders.

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Increasing the budget for British Transport Police is vital to protect people, respond to incidents and bring violent offenders to justice," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

ICE, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has defended its arrests near courthouses as a “common sense” approach to apprehending offenders at times and locations where authorities know they will be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

There was nothing official about that date, just a chance remark by Mrs. Floor to the effect that six months was the usual prison term for ration-card offenders.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom


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