offender
English Thesaurus
1. a person who transgresses moral or civil law (noun.person)
hypernym | : | bad person, |
definition | : | a person who does harm to others (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | convict, |
definition | : | a person who has been convicted of a criminal offense (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | defector, deserter, |
definition | : | a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | ganef, ganof, gonif, goniff, |
definition | : | (Yiddish) a thief or dishonest person or scoundrel (often used as a general term of abuse) (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | transgressor, |
definition | : | someone who transgresses; someone who violates a law or command (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | malfeasant, |
definition | : | one guilty of malfeasance (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | molester, |
definition | : | someone who subjects others to unwanted or improper sexual activities (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | principal, |
definition | : | (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | shark, |
definition | : | a person who is ruthless and greedy and dishonest (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | pettifogger, shyster, |
definition | : | a person (especially a lawyer or politician) who uses unscrupulous or unethical methods (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | evildoer, sinner, |
definition | : | a person who sins (without repenting) (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | supplanter, usurper, |
definition | : | one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another (noun.person) |
hyponym | : | war criminal, |
definition | : | an offender who violates international law during times of war (noun.person) |
derivation | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
derivation | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
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