offender
4 ENTRIES FOUND:
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offenders
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offenders
Britannica Dictionary definition of OFFENDER
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1
:
a person who commits a crime
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see also first offender
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a repeat offender [=someone who has committed a crime more than once]
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She recently prosecuted a sex/sexual offender. [=someone who commits sex crimes]
2
:
someone or something that does something harmful or wrong
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The factory is one of the worst offenders in terms of air and water pollution.
