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Recent Examples of perpetrator
Where a victim has deliberately been lured to a potentially dangerous setting and then abandoned, the perpetrator may be suffering from a personality disorder, Hemmings said.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Often in kidnapping cases, the easiest way to find the perpetrator is by having someone close to them, or someone who has seen something strange, call the authorities.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Apr. 2026
The alleged perpetrator was immediately detained by police.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
The perpetrator of both a 1991 murder and a 1993 rape, both in Brockton, has been identified thanks to new DNA and investigative techniques.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The alleged perpetrator, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, was immediately detained by police.
—Markus Schreiber, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The alleged perpetrator was immediately detained by police.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
In other words, the homicide perpetrator was participating in legal proceedings relating to separation, divorce or child custody.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
The fallout nearly destroyed American Express after it was left to make good on loans when the perpetrator declared bankruptcy.
—Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Often in kidnapping cases, the easiest way to find the perpetrator is by having someone close to them, or someone who has seen something strange, call the authorities.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Apr. 2026
The alleged perpetrator was immediately detained by police.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
The perpetrator of both a 1991 murder and a 1993 rape, both in Brockton, has been identified thanks to new DNA and investigative techniques.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The alleged perpetrator, whose name was not released in line with German privacy rules, was immediately detained by police.
—Markus Schreiber, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
The alleged perpetrator was immediately detained by police.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
In other words, the homicide perpetrator was participating in legal proceedings relating to separation, divorce or child custody.
—Kathryn Spearman, The Conversation, 20 Apr. 2026
The fallout nearly destroyed American Express after it was left to make good on loans when the perpetrator declared bankruptcy.
—Nancy Cutler, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetrator
Noun
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Court records show Abugharbieh entered into a diversion program for first-time offenders charged with misdemeanors.—
Holly Ramer,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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Per the alert, surveillance footage showed that in each of the incidents, one offender gained access by breaking into several vehicle windows and then proceeding to remove valuable items inside the cars.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There are further surprises when Mason’s camera at last faces that perp, serving a life sentence in prison.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2026
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But Seiler, the CEO of STS Digital, believes there’s a downside to the expansion of perps, which let traders magnify their gains or losses.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Many of the toughest criminals taken into ICE custody were already in prison, but many others who were arrested have no criminal history.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the furthest part of space lies Dante 01, a detention facility that houses criminals who have committed the most shocking crimes imaginable.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And why was the would-be assassin’s body cremated so quickly without an autopsy?—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Caine’s movie comes after Ana de Armas starred in last year’s Ballerina, the first non-Wick standalone title in the franchise, about a young Ruska Roma assassin seeking vengeance for her father.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And a few months before that, at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, a gunman climbed onto the roof of a nearby building and attempted to shoot the president.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Trump getting shot in the ear in an assassination attempt in July 2024 and a gunman killing former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman (D) and her husband, Mark Hortman, last July.—
Max Rego,
The Hill,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Henderson pleaded no contest to being a felon in possession of a firearm.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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Court records show he was charged with being an armed habitual criminal and being a felon in possession of a firearm.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Fleeing into the desert with her father, she is hunted by a merciless army and forced to trust a legendary bandit (Mackie) with secrets of his own.—
Mark Meszoros,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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The movie is understood to follow a sheriff and a doctor who seek revenge against a group of bandits who use the cover of a torrential thunderstorm to rob and terrorize the occupants of a small town.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But in his wake, an even more malicious malefactor arose, taking advantage of a gaping spiritual void to double down on Jeff's sadistic coercion.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Apr. 2026
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Other malefactors he’s let off the hook include Changpeng Zhao, the money-laundering former CEO of Binance, which has ties to the Trump family’s cryptocurrency business; disgraced former congressman and embezzler George Santos; and Illinois’ politically corrupt former governor, Rod Blagojevich.—
Mark Z. Barabak,
Mercury News,
10 Dec. 2025
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“Perpetrator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetrator. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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