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PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
She was expected to survive the shooting as the perp remained at large.
—Shant Shahrigian, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
Many of them keep an eye out for criminal proceedings where the perp used your data.
—PCMAG, 15 May 2024
At one point, Pomerantz even entertained the idea of treating Cohen and Trump’s payment to Daniels as an act of extortion by the adult-film actress—a way of painting Trump as both victim and perp in the same case.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
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Noun
But even if your name is one in a million, a perp could offer up that name to the police, perhaps with a fake ID.
—PCMAG, 27 Nov. 2024
She was expected to survive the shooting as the perp remained at large.
—Shant Shahrigian, New York Daily News, 11 June 2024
Many of them keep an eye out for criminal proceedings where the perp used your data.
—PCMAG, 15 May 2024
At one point, Pomerantz even entertained the idea of treating Cohen and Trump’s payment to Daniels as an act of extortion by the adult-film actress—a way of painting Trump as both victim and perp in the same case.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Perp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perp. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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perp
noun
: a perpetrator of a crime
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