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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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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

It follows a predictable pattern: deny the harm, attack the credibility of the person who named the harm, and reverse the roles of victim and offender.

From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2026

Several other people have been arrested in connection with the incident, including two men, aged 24 and 30, and two women, aged 25 and 21, who have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 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

“We call this Circle Justice, but we really seek wellness. We try to meet the needs of both the offender and the victim.”

From "Touching Spirit Bear" by Ben Mikaelsen

"We can now let these offenders die in obscurity while we forever remember and honour the victims," he said in a letter.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Courts have already sent 217 people, half of them first-time offenders, to prison over the events on Saturday, officials said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales, Claire Waxman OBE, said the announcement follows "tireless efforts of victims' families" not accepting offenders simply "opting out of facing justice".

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Some were not prosecuted, typically because they were first-time offenders who were issued warnings, but six of the women—including three teachers and a nurse—went to trial.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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