offender
Example Sentences
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Justice Department leaders offered to meet with lawmakers in the midst of sustained criticism over their handling of files on the sex offender.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
US lawmakers have repeatedly called for her former husband, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, to answer questions about his links to the late American financier and sex offender.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Once released, he will be required to register as a sex offender.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
But he queried whether authorities would ordinarily have a duty to keep victims and their families informed if an offender "misbehaved in prison".
From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026
Press coverage hyped the personal nature of the conflict between the offender and specific victim.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
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