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n.A person who commits a crime.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A term commonly used by law enforcement officers to designate a person who actually commits a crime.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
- perpetrator
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A term commonly used by law enforcement officers to designate a person who actually commits a crime.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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perpetrator — 1560s, from L.L. perpetrator, agent noun of perpetrare (see PERPETRATE (Cf. perpetrate)) … Etymology dictionary
Perpetrator — Per pe*tra tor, n. [L.] One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or crime. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perpetrator — per|pe|tra|tor [ˈpə:pıtreıtə US ˈpə:rpıtreıtər] n formal someone who does something morally wrong or illegal →↑culprit ▪ The perpetrators were never caught. perpetrator of ▪ The perpetrators of racially motivated violence must be punished … Dictionary of contemporary English
perpetrator — perpetrate ► VERB ▪ carry out or commit (a bad or illegal action). DERIVATIVES perpetration noun perpetrator noun. ORIGIN Latin perpetrare perform … English terms dictionary
perpetrator — noun see perpetrate … New Collegiate Dictionary
perpetrator — See perpetration. * * * … Universalium
perpetrator — noun One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offence or crime. Syn: arrestee, prisoner, perp, collar … Wiktionary
perpetrator — per·pe·tra·tor || pÉœrpɪtreɪtÉ™(r) / pÉœËp n. one who commits an illegal act, one who carries out a crime; transgressor, criminal … English contemporary dictionary
perpetrator — per·pe·tra·tor … English syllables
perpetrator — See: perpetrate … English dictionary