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perpetrator

[pur-pi-trey-ter]

noun

  1. a person who perpetrates, or commits, an illegal, criminal, or evil act.

    The perpetrators of this heinous crime must be found and punished to the fullest extent of the law.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of perpetrator1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin, from Latin ٰ(ܲ), past participle of ٰ “to carry out, execute, perform” + -or -or 1 ( def. ); perpetrate ( def. )
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Mission: Hunt down the perpetrators of a cyberattack that killed thousands of Americans, even if it means torturing suspects with “enhanced interrogation” techniques.

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"From law enforcement escalation and platform intervention to banning abusers from our events, perpetrators must understand that they will face consequences for their actions," they said in a statement.

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Overall, she described the lack of action by the authorities over the years as "denial" or a collective "blindness", particularly when it comes to the ethnicity of perpetrators.

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The report said ethnicity data is not recorded for two-thirds of grooming gang perpetrators, meaning it is not robust enough to support conclusions about offenders at a national level.

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It says the ethnicity of perpetrators is "shied away from" and still not recorded in two-thirds of cases, meaning it is not possible to draw conclusions at a national level.

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