perpetrator
noun/ˈpɜːpətreɪtə(r)/
/ˈpɜːrpətreɪtər/
(also North American English, informal perp)
- a person who commits a crime or does something that is wrong or evil
- the perpetrators of the crime
- We will do everything in our power to bring the perpetrators to justice.
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