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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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Gloucestershire Police also said that a woman who had previously been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender had been released on police bail.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026

He says the Journal defamed him for reporting on a birthday letter with Mr. Trump’s signature sent in 2003 to sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

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

A 37-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman have also been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

I suppose since I was the greatest offender, my pain and loss and humiliation should be in the brightest spotlight.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Noboa’s government plans to hand back oversight of the prisons to the country’s penitentiary agency, with new cellphone-signal jammers, increased intelligence and the separation of violent inmates from minor offenders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Extreme overcrowding, underfunding, corruption and mixing hardened criminals with minor offenders are some reasons Latin American prisons have become crime hubs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

Barnes said the department will cooperate with ICE to the extent the law allows to prevent serious criminal offenders from returning to communities they have preyed on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2026

They added that the government has "robust contingency plans in place" to ensure offenders "are still subject to the same rigorous supervision" in the event of industrial action.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

The notion that juvenile offenders are fundamentally different from adult ones lasted for more than eighty years.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater


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