offenders

NOUN

perpetrator

Synonyms

STRONGEST

convict criminal culprit delinquent felon lawbreaker suspect

STRONG

con crook jailbird malefactor sinner transgressor wrongdoer

WEAK

guilty party guilty person

Antonyms

STRONGEST

police

Example Sentences

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They would "enable earlier law enforcement interventions against high-risk cyber-crime offenders," Foster said.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Oil, gas and chemical companies, many in Louisiana and Texas, top the list of repeat offenders, according to the Journal analysis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Fast-track trials for shoplifters have been called for by the Metropolitan Police as the force revealed 104 repeat offenders were responsible for more than 5,300 crimes over the past two years.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

“Our commitment to holding violent offenders accountable remains as strong today as it was on the day these crimes were committed,” San Diego County Dist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I had studied Sweden’s progressive approach to the rehabilitation of criminal offenders as a graduate student and had long marveled at how focused on recovery their system appeared.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson