offender

Example Sentences

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Lutnick told the panel he had no personal or professional relationship with the sex offender.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Speaking to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Sir Philip said he thought appointing Lord Mandelson could be a "potentially difficult issue" because of the Labour peer's known links to the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

TikToker, Finian Hackett, who posts about film and theatre, feels "the worst offender is phones".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

But police officials said one helpful tool has been a law allowing investigators to aggregate the thefts of a repeat offender at the same store.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Fifty years ago, the prevailing concept in the American criminal justice system was that everyone in the community is the victim when an offender commits a violent crime.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson