perpetrator

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• perpetrator — n. A person who commits a crime. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. perpetrator A term commonly used by law enforcement officers to designate a …   Law dictionary

• 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) / pɜːp 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