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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of perpetrator1

First recorded in 1560–70; from Late Latin, from Latin perpetrāt(us), past participle of perpetrāre “to carry out, execute, perform” + -or -or 1( def ); perpetrate ( def )
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Example Sentences

Disorder spread across the UK during the summer partly due to false claims online about the alleged perpetrator involved in the murder of three girls in Southport in July.

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She recently announced the creation of a national intelligence center and says her administration will use statistics to identify high-impact perpetrators — and work with local authorities to prosecute them.

Schoof promised that the Netherlands would focus on bringing perpetrators of Thursday's violence to justice.

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She also spoke after the first assassination attempt on her husband, calling for unity and labelling the perpetrator a “monster”.

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The chief minister of Balochistan called the act deplorable and the perpetrators "worse than animals".

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