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  • noun Plural form of perpetrator.

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Examples

  • The lack of genuine remorse, of real understanding of the perpetrators is another issue.

    self defense Another Outspoken Female 2009

  • The lack of genuine remorse, of real understanding of the perpetrators is another issue.

    Archive 2009-05-01 Another Outspoken Female 2009

  • He condemned what he called the perpetrators of demonstrations, agitation and violence.

    BBC - Ouch 2010

  • However, when authorities raised the number of those killed from four to 18 it called the perpetrators “rioters.”

    Details of Alleged Xinjiang 'Terrorist Attack' Still Sketchy 2011

  • The main perpetrators of these crimes were and are the so called “power sellers” of eBay, the protected species that eBay loves and cherishes at the cost to ordinary small traders.

    What’s It Going to Take to Fix eBay? 2009

  • The reality is that when Muslims cease to be the main perpetrators of terrorism in the world, such fears about traditional garb are bound to vanish.

    NPR's Taxpayer-Funded Intolerance Emilio Karim Dabul 2010

  • However, when authorities raised the number of those killed from four to 18 it called the perpetrators “rioters.”

    Details of Alleged Xinjiang 'Terrorist Attack' Still Sketchy 2011

  • State law allows the agency to remove alleged perpetrators from a home, but only after an investigation has probed far enough to identify the alleged abuser and determine whether another adult in the home can safely take care of the alleged victim, said CPS spokesman Patrick Crimmins.

    Aftermath of raid on FLDS ranch prompts reform efforts 2009

  • Less impressive are the plots, necessarily trimmed down to the bare bones, meaning that the identity of perpetrators is obvious and the storylinessomewhat clunky; and the atmosphere, for examplethe police station and interactions between the colleagues (and reception desk!) are ruined, insteadwe are given cliches, modern decor and "generic planet-TV detective team".

    Wallander and Montalbano: films or books? Maxine 2008

  • Less impressive are the plots, necessarily trimmed down to the bare bones, meaning that the identity of perpetrators is obvious and the storylinessomewhat clunky; and the atmosphere, for examplethe police station and interactions between the colleagues (and reception desk!) are ruined, insteadwe are given cliches, modern decor and "generic planet-TV detective team".

    Wallander and Montalbano: films or books? Maxine 2008

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