Used in a Sentence

perpetrators

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for perpetrators.

Editorial note

But calling the police is placing responsibility with the perpetrators, right?

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Quick take

One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of perpetrators gathered in one view.

noun

One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for perpetrators.

noun

One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

Example sentences

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But calling the police is placing responsibility with the perpetrators, right?

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As a result of our actions, perpetrators have been brought to trial and their means of oppression exposed to millions of viewers worldwide.

3

Perhaps you should care about justice for the victims of crime rather than the perpetrators of it.

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It is also no news to anyone interested in the issues that belief in a flat earth is a myth (although the research on the perpetrators is new to me).

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This shows how much journalism has been captured by financial interests, working hard to deflect attention from the true perpetrators.

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And like in any other case investigation will trace the stuff back to perpetrators.

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Society has some blame if they impart a message to would-be perpetrators that the consequences of bad behaviour are not very severe.

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In all of these cases, the actual perpetrators of actual crimes do need to be punished; there needs to be deterrence as well.

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I think the implication was that the uploaded are not the perpetrators, so reporting them is unlikely to reduce abuse.

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If we think about it, the biggest perpetrators of terrorism are armies of large, powerful countires.

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That depends on who you think the perpetrators and victims are.

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So if there are sorts of crime where perpetrators are unlikely to be caught, we should at least expect more future crime.

Quote examples

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Criminal charges don't encompass the entirety of the potential consequences for the "perpetrators" revealing their identities.

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So while you are "disgusted" it is important to realize that this is a difficult problem both in identifying content and identifying perpetrators.

3

You arrest and prosecute the perpetrators just as quickly and with just as much or more punishment than the "regular" public would get.

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Talking about "good" experiences as models is only productive when the difference between your experience and others' is the behavior of potential perpetrators, not the behavior of potential victims.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use perpetrators in a sentence?

But calling the police is placing responsibility with the perpetrators, right?

What does perpetrators mean?

One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

What part of speech is perpetrators?

perpetrators is commonly used as noun.