perp

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Recent Examples of perp Marion and Will place bets and Will reveals an adorable photo of his chihuahua, Betty, before the perp in question can't take the pressure and offers to talk. Esther Kang, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025 Using two cantaloupes and some ketchup, Dexter demonstrates that the perp must have strangled his victim to death before dropping the body, accounting for the limited blood spatter. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024 Jamie pins the perp against the wall and, in a moment of poetic closure, Janko arrives and cuffs him using Badillo's handcuffs. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2024 But even if your name is one in a million, a perp could offer up that name to the police, perhaps with a fake ID. PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for perp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perp
Noun
  • Learning of such proactivity reminds me of how cutting-edge cybersecurity firms now use AI to go on the offensive against criminals.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • This exemption obligates the IRS to assist law enforcement in the pursuit of criminals and will be used against any migrant who has overstayed for more than 90 days as part of the carveout.
    Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • These included addressing national security or terrorism threats, apprehending dangerous felons, preventing imminent risks of death or injury, or preserving evidence in a criminal investigation.
    Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
  • But in opposing the bill, Democrats pointed to a number of initiatives that have received voter approval, including raising the minimum wage, ensuring free pre-kindergarten for children and restoring voting rights to felons who’ve completed their sentences.
    Dara Kam, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In The Accountant 2, premiering April 25 in theaters, Affleck and Bernthal reunite as brothers Christian and Braxton, who come together to help track down a mysterious assassin.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2025
  • The beret-lover with the $20,000 necklace (Lauren McKnight) was the second assassin.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Police are searching for a crook who pilfered an elderly woman’s purse from her pew at a church in Brooklyn, cops said Friday.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Tax professionals are once again warned that they're being targeted by crooks and con artists.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The caps proved popular with dockworkers, shipwrights and bandits, and, over time, the baker boy hat became synonymous with the newsboy cap (which was actually worn by boys working at newsstands).
    Rosa Rahimi, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Security cameras at the church captured images of the bandit, who appears to be an older white woman.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The gunman sped off down Brighton 12th St. on the electric scooter.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The gunman was killed on the scene after killing one audience member and critically injuring two others.
    Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Chan plays Sergeant Dragon Ma, a police officer battling both pirates and gangsters in Hong Kong, and corruption within his law enforcement ranks.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
  • The scene in Richard Donner's 1985 adventure comedy The Goonies in which the ragtag group of child explorers finally uncover the mythic pirate ship is one of the film's most unforgettable.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This keeps malefactors from abusing the service to snoop on private data other than their own.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Jan. 2025
  • If not properly secured, OTA updates may be intercepted and altered by malefactors, risking the reliability of the entire system.
    Klaudia Zaika, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024

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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perp. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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