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PERPETRATOR: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PERPETRATOR?

Need another word that means the same as “perpetrator”? Find 1 synonym and 30 related words for “perpetrator” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Perpetrator” are: culprit

Perpetrator as a Noun

Definitions of "Perpetrator" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “perpetrator” as a noun can have the following definitions:

  • A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
  • Someone who perpetrates wrongdoing.

Synonyms of "Perpetrator" as a noun (1 Word)

culpritSomeone who perpetrates wrongdoing.
The car s front nearside door had been smashed in but the culprits had fled.

Usage Examples of "Perpetrator" as a noun

  • The perpetrators of this horrific crime must be brought to justice.

Associations of "Perpetrator" (30 Words)

apprehendArrest (someone) for a crime.
We enter a field of vision we could not otherwise apprehend.
captiveA person who has been taken prisoner or an animal that has been confined.
The farm was used to hold prisoners of war captive.
captureA person or thing that has been captured.
The capture of the city.
catchDismiss a batsman by catching the ball before it touches the ground.
I didn t catch your name.
committalThe burial of a dead body.
The high level of committals.
convictA person who has been convicted of a criminal offense.
Two escaped convicts kidnapped them at gunpoint.
convictionA final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed.
His conviction that the death was no accident was stronger.
criminalRelating to crime as opposed to civil matters.
Criminal in the sight of God and man.
crookA circular segment of a curve.
He crooked a finger for the waitress.
culpritThe cause of a problem or defect.
Low level ozone pollution is the real culprit.
delinquentA delinquent person.
A delinquent account.
felonA person who has committed a felony.
The felon undermining hand of dark corruption.
gangOf a number of people form a group or gang.
They ganged up on me and nicked my pocket money.
guiltyJustly chargeable with a particular fault or error.
A guilty look.
imprisonmentThe act of confining someone in a prison (or as if in a prison.
The imprisonment of captured soldiers.
incarcerateLock up or confine, in or as in a jail.
The murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life.
indictmentA formal document written for a prosecuting attorney charging a person with some offense.
These rapidly escalating crime figures are an indictment of our society.
inmateOne of several occupants of a house.
Inmates of the Louisiana State Penitentiary.
internServe as an intern.
The young doctor is interning at the Medical Center this year.
jailLock up or confine in or as in a jail.
The driver was jailed for two years.
murdererA criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being.
Convicted murderers.
offenderA person who transgresses moral or civil law.
You can t get away from sex these days and the TV is the worst offender.
outlawDeclare illegal outlaw.
An outlaw strike.
paroleRelease a criminal from detention and place him on parole.
A good many French officers had been living on parole in Melrose.
penitentialRelating to or expressing penitence or penance.
Wrote a penitential letter apologizing for her hasty words.
penitentiaryA prison for people convicted of serious crimes.
Penitentiary institutions.
prisonImprison.
He died in prison.
prisonerA person who is confined especially a prisoner of war.
A prisoner serving a life sentence.
sinnerA person who transgresses against divine law by committing an immoral act or acts.
God forgives repentant sinners.
theftThe act of taking something from someone unlawfully.
The latest theft happened at a garage.
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