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perpetrator
[pur-pi-trey-ter]
noun
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.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of perpetrator1
Example Sentences
Mission: Hunt down the perpetrators of a cyberattack that killed thousands of Americans, even if it means torturing suspects with “enhanced interrogation” techniques.
"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.
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.
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.
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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