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offender

[uh-fen-der] / əˈfɛn dər /


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They remain in custody, as well as a 38-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

From BBC Aug. 2, 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

A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home.

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Kiran Kaur, 53, of St Denys Road, Southampton, was found guilty at Southampton Crown Court in May of assisting an offender.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

A trial date would be set in the near future but, as a juvenile and first-time offender, I was likely to receive only probation.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

Reform says on completion of their sentence, foreign national offenders would return to their home country and be barred from re-entering the UK.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

On Monday, Downing Street said it was "not possible" to exempt "one or two offenders" convicted of manslaughter from early release.

From BBC Aug. 10, 2026

The government has not confirmed whether the review will lead to the prevention of any early releases of offenders convicted of grooming-related crimes.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Burnham said he had wanted to exclude more offenders, but prison overcrowding prevented this.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

Bitterness hurts only the people whose hearts house it, not the offenders.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry




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