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Definition of perp noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

perp

noun
 
/pɜːp/
 
/pɜːrp/
(North American English, informal)
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  1. a perpetrator (= a person who commits a crime or does something that is wrong or evil)
    • The perp stole a police car and got away.
    Topics Crime and punishmentc2

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