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- noun Alternative spelling of
archcriminal .
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Examples
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Even more to the point, the Russians would have noticed that one arch-villain, whom everyone in Russia KNOWS is an arch-criminal was defended by Western media as "political prisoner" !
Russian oil giant Rosneft buys 5% of BP in Arctic drilling deal 2011
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This eventually points to the mad poet named Navarth (and yes, he's quite mad), and together they will travel all the way to Earth to find the arch-criminal.
Quiet Couple Makes Cooking Dinner Awkward pabba 2009
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Pons regarded Baron Ennesfred Kroll as the prototype of the arch-criminal, and found himself ultimately involved in several adventures in which he recognized the hand of the baron, before he was enabled to trap him.
PORNOGRAPHY 2010
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So that the Obama administration behind arch-criminal Rahm Emanuel can sip from the gold-plated money spigots and bestow government largesse on their crooked buddies in the financial services industry and on Wall Street?
OpEdNews - Diary: A Farewell to Arms: Why I Left "The Left' 2010
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Meanwhile, investigator Isidore Beautrelet, called in to investigate the murder of a chocolatier, becomes embroiled in shadowy conspiracies and finds himself on the trail of an arch-criminal, a man name le Flambeur...
The Quantum Thief by Hannu Rajaniemi Adam Whitehead 2010
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My favorite Robb character, from the 1830s, is the arch-criminal and escape artist Vidocq, a master of disguises who hid himself on Paris streets as a trash pile, who conspired with the cops and built the first private detective agency known to the world.
Christopher Lydon: Graham Robb's Paris: 18 Arrested Explosions (AUDIO) 2010
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So that the Obama administration behind arch-criminal Rahm Emanuel can sip from the gold-plated money spigots and bestow government largesse on their crooked buddies in the financial services industry and on Wall Street?
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My favorite Robb character, from the 1830s, is the arch-criminal and escape artist Vidocq, a master of disguises who hid himself on Paris streets as a trash pile, who conspired with the cops and built the first private detective agency known to the world.
Christopher Lydon: Graham Robb's Paris: 18 Arrested Explosions (AUDIO) 2010
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Meanwhile, investigator Isidore Beautrelet, called in to investigate the murder of a chocolatier, becomes embroiled in shadowy conspiracies and finds himself on the trail of an arch-criminal, a man name le Flambeur...
Archive 2010-05-01 Adam Whitehead 2010
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In the story, melodious arch-criminal Music Meister had heroes (Aquaman, Black Canary, Green Arrow) and villains (Joker, Two-Face, Grodd, Black Mantra, Clock King and others) alike under his control, making them all sing and dance as he orchestrated his sinister plans.
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