as in criminal
a person who has committed a crime
juvenile offenders have their criminal records sealed when they turn 18
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Recent Examples of offender
Deputies responded to the area and identified an undisclosed number of juveniles as the offenders, officials said.
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Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Washington faces decisions about whether to sanction firms that engage in distillation, restrict the chips and cloud infrastructure that support it, and create legal safe harbors for American AI labs to share threat intelligence about offenders.
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Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In his remarks, DeSantis ticked off serious criminal offenses, including rape and murder, for about a dozen of the more than 20,000 immigration offenders held there and then deported by the federal government.
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Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Police said there was no offender information as Grand Central area detectives investigated.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
But many election experts warn that election wagering could threaten to compromise the integrity of elections or incentivize offenders to profit from insider information.
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Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Five additional felony charges — including a lead stalking charge and a habitual offender sentencing enhancement — were dismissed.
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Madison Lambert,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
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Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Use foul language, litter, or cut a line, and in a matter of seconds someone’s lovable grandmother would be furiously tearing into the offender until amends were made.
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Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
Washington faces decisions about whether to sanction firms that engage in distillation, restrict the chips and cloud infrastructure that support it, and create legal safe harbors for American AI labs to share threat intelligence about offenders.
—
Craig S. Smith,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
In his remarks, DeSantis ticked off serious criminal offenses, including rape and murder, for about a dozen of the more than 20,000 immigration offenders held there and then deported by the federal government.
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Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Police said there was no offender information as Grand Central area detectives investigated.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
But many election experts warn that election wagering could threaten to compromise the integrity of elections or incentivize offenders to profit from insider information.
—
Lucien Bruggeman,
ABC News,
24 June 2026
Five additional felony charges — including a lead stalking charge and a habitual offender sentencing enhancement — were dismissed.
—
Madison Lambert,
NBC news,
24 June 2026
To better understand what drives a young person to commit these crimes, CNN spent months searching for prior offenders willing to speak about their experience.
—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
Use foul language, litter, or cut a line, and in a matter of seconds someone’s lovable grandmother would be furiously tearing into the offender until amends were made.
—
Literary Hub,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offender
Noun
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What begins as a chance to escape the routine of his everyday life quickly spirals into a dangerous gathering of powerful criminals, old enemies, and unresolved loyalties.
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That creates the perfect opening for criminals.
Noun
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So, if some of your favorite dishes don't have the same punch, expired spices could be the culprit.
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Take back your basement by letting go of these common clutter culprits.
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“Offender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offender. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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