/?p??.p?.tre?.t??/(USinformalperp)someone who hascommittedacrimeor aviolentorharmfulact:犯罪者;行凶者;作恶者The perpetrators of themassacremust bebroughttojusticeaswarcriminals.大屠杀的参与者必须作为战犯绳之以法。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesCriminals - general words
abettor
accessory
accomplice
anti-gang
be in the frame (forsomething)idiom
crook
delinquent
gangbanger
gangland
juvenile delinquent
lawbreaker
lowlife
perp
previous
probationer
recidivist
stalker
wanted
white-collar criminal
wrongdoer
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