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perpetrator

[pur-pi-trey-ter] / ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tər /










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He told the BBC's Shadow World: Stolen Years podcast he was thankful authorities had "finally got the real perpetrator" and that he was equally relieved for the victim.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Beverley, Elsie and Margot vow to find the perpetrator themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

“Now, with French authorities and the U.S. Department of Justice identifying Dmitry Klyuev as the mastermind, we finally see a trial against the key perpetrator of the $230 million fraud uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky.”

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Victimization doesn’t just happen because a person from a minority group is standing around, there’s almost always a perpetrator.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

“Yes, miss. I was assuring your friend that once we catch the perpetrator, we will be throwing the book at him.”

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed




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