Perpetrator

Thursday, 2016-10-6, Word of the Day: Perpetrator
A perpetrator is a criminal or someone who is thought to have committed a crime.

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WotD: Perpetrator

If you read crime reports or watch police dramas, you will hear the word perpetrator.


A perpetrator is a criminal or someone who is thought to have committed a crime.


If someone steals your purse, you will have to describe the perpetrator to the police so they can look for them.

If you’re involved in a hit-and-run accident, you’ll have to describe the perpetrator to the police.

In police dramas, the characters often shorten perpetrator to ‘perp.’


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