perpetrator

/'pə:pitreitə/

Thân thiện

The police arrested the perpetrator at the scene.

Definition

Noun: * A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act; the one responsible for committing a crime or offense. This word specifically identifies the individual who performs the wrongful action.

Usage

The word "perpetrator" is a formal term used primarily in legal, journalistic, and academic contexts to identify the person who committed a crime or harmful act. It is often used with verbs like "identify," "apprehend," "catch," or "be." * It is commonly followed by the preposition "of" to specify the crime (e.g., the perpetrator of the fraud). * It is a more precise and objective alternative to words like "criminal" or "culprit."

Examples

• The police are still searching for the perpetrator of the robbery.
• The perpetrator was identified through security camera footage.
• She was the sole perpetrator of the fraud scheme.
• Bringing the perpetrator to justice is the investigation's main goal.

Advanced Usage

• "Alleged perpetrator": This phrase is used in legal contexts before guilt has been proven in court, meaning a person accused of being the perpetrator.
  • The alleged perpetrator will appear in court next week.
• "Perpetrator-victim relationship": A term used in criminology and sociology to describe the dynamic between the person who commits a crime and the person who suffers from it.
  • The study examined the perpetrator-victim relationship in cases of domestic violence.

Variants and Related Words

• Perpetrate (verb): To carry out or commit (a harmful, illegal, or immoral action).
  • The group planned to perpetrate a series of cyberattacks.
• Perpetration (noun): The act of perpetrating something.
  • The perpetration of the crime was captured on video.

Synonyms

• Culprit: A person responsible for a crime or misdeed (slightly less formal).
• Offender: A person who commits an illegal act.
• Wrongdoer: A person who behaves illegally or dishonestly.

Antonyms

• Victim: A person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of a crime, accident, or other event.
• Innocent: A person not guilty of a crime or offense.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who perpetrates wrongdoing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• culprit