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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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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

Last week, the Bulwark reported that one of his campaign ads featured Ramaswamy meeting with a registered sex offender.

From Slate ● Oct. 20, 2026

Kozlowski's wife, Sandra Kozlowska, 38, also from Kirkby, was convicted of assisting an offender by helping him to avoid detection by police, hiding evidence and moving money.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Readings include a former president’s lecture about gender at Harvard, as well as the school’s own reports on its legacy of slavery and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s connections to the university.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 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

In a judicial response of unprecedented firmness, courts have already sent 217 people, half of them first-time offenders, to prison over the events on Saturday, Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

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

From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026

"Increasing the budget for British Transport Police is vital to protect people, respond to incidents and bring violent offenders to justice," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

ICE, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has defended its arrests near courthouses as a “common sense” approach to apprehending offenders at times and locations where authorities know they will be.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Black offenders resided in the east wing with the offices of the sheriff and his deputies in between.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy


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