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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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Senate nominee, Michael Whatley, for his ties to Harvey West Jr., a GOP donor and convicted sex offender whom Whatley repeatedly elevated to top posts within the state Republican Party.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2026

The US House of Representatives has agreed to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying legal summons related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

A woman who is fighting to stop her sex offender ex-husband having contact with their child has said the thought of it makes her "feel sick".

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

The greatest offender in this category remains Gérôme.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

She never rewarded them and she punished an offender only twice before she removed her.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

About 700 eligible offenders will leave jails in England and Wales on 1 October while some 2,550 are due to be released by the end of the year, under the government's early prison release plan.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Plans to significantly expand electronic monitoring were announced earlier this year as part of the Sentencing Act 2026, which aims to ease prison pressures by managing more offenders in the community.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

The charge is usually a misdemeanor for first-time offenders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The four bills would turn some misdemeanor offenses into felonies, increase the time of license suspensions for some offenders, and make it possible for repeat DUI drivers to face more serious charges, including murder.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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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