offender
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Leicestershire Police said two men aged 52 and two women aged 43 who were arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender as part of the investigation were released on bail.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl then offering the offender a handshake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
It means an offender leaves prison but is not free of their sentence - they are subject to restrictions and conditions on their life which can include electronic tag monitoring of their movements and curfews.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Any municipal jail, he figured, expects many of their prisoners to leave within a day or two, through bonds or dropped charges or any number of outcomes for the small-time offender.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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The "presumption" will be that offenders are tagged and will face longer periods of supervision and tough new rules including "restriction zones", Burnham said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
It works in parallel with the more well-known Prevent scheme, which identifies potential terror offenders.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
Some critics argue that teaching cyber skills to young people who have already shown an interest in hacking risks making them more capable offenders.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
In lieu of suspensions, administrators invite offenders to reflect in a soothing place on the feelings and trauma that led them, say, to hit another student or disobey a teacher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Newspapers launched crusades against pestilent alleys and excess smoke and identified the worst offenders in print—among them Burnham’s newly opened Masonic Temple, which the Chicago Tribune likened to Mount Vesuvius.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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