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  • noun Plural form of perp.

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Examples

  • One of the other roommates recognized the two alleged perps from a party at their apartment (they were friends of a friend), told the police, who tracked them down, and made the arrests, finding all the stolen gear in the process.

    Boing Boing 2008

  • The main perps are the bicycle messengers hopped up on crank, and I don't mean the mechanical kind.

    Sound Politics: Do bicycle sales need stronger regulations? 2006

  • Absent guidance and support from the regulators, the FBI turned to the worst conceivable source of guidance and support - the trade association of the "perps" -- the Mortgage Bankers Association MBA.

    William K. Black: 2011 Will Bring More de Facto Decriminalization of Elite Financial Fraud William K. Black 2010

  • Absent guidance and support from the regulators, the FBI turned to the worst conceivable source of guidance and support - the trade association of the "perps" -- the Mortgage Bankers Association MBA.

    William K. Black: 2011 Will Bring More de Facto Decriminalization of Elite Financial Fraud William K. Black 2010

  • Absent guidance and support from the regulators, the FBI turned to the worst conceivable source of guidance and support - the trade association of the "perps" -- the Mortgage Bankers Association MBA.

    William K. Black: 2011 Will Bring More de Facto Decriminalization of Elite Financial Fraud William K. Black 2010

  • Two friends also gave statements that Parker told them she kept a list of "perps" -- people she sought revenge on because they owed her money -- on her computer.

    unknown title 2009

  • Two friends also gave statements that Parker told them she kept a list of "perps" -- people she sought revenge on because they owed her money -- on her computer.

    unknown title 2009

  • In Guerrero, there is a good possibility that the perps are the police or that they are connected to them and would walk free if they happened to get caught.

    Alaskan woman kidnapped 2006

  • And yet our watchdog media seems to take it in its stride when the perps are their Democrat bosses.

    Sweetness & Light 2009

  • It's interesting, because even though the coverage made no mention of sexual orientation, my first reaction is that the perps are your usual, closet case homophobes.

    Gay/Lesbian Forum 2009

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