offender
noun[C]
lawuk/əˈfen.dər/us/əˈfen.dɚ/B2
apersonwho isguiltyof acrime:
罪犯;有罪者,犯法的人first-timeoffenders初犯
sexoffenders性犯罪者
youngoffenders少年犯
Synonyms
criminal
crook(CRIMINAL)informal
culprit
evildoer
felonspecialized
theguiltyparty
malefactorformal
outlaw
perpetrator
villainUKinformal
wrongdoerformal
- She is apersistentoffender and has beenarrestedfivetimesthisyearforshoplifting.
- Tougherprisonsentencesmayact/serveas adeterrentto otherwould-beoffenders.
- Here at thespecialschoolwe make everyefforttosocializetheseyoungoffenders.
- We'researchingfor acoupleof runaways from theyoungoffenders'institution.
- Instead ofsimplypunishingthem, thesystemencouragesoffenders tomodifytheirbehaviour.
Criminals - general words
- abettor
- accessory
- accomplice
- anti-gang
- be in the frame (forsomething)idiom
- crook
- delinquent
- gangbanger
- gangland
- juvenile delinquent
- lawbreaker
- lowlife
- perpetrator
- previous
- probationer
- recidivist
- stalker
- wanted
- white-collar criminal
- wrongdoer