Perpetrator
noun
A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
Police are still searching for the perpetrator of this heinous crime.
Often appears as...
- identify the perpetrator
- arrest the perpetrator
noun
A person who originates or incites an undesirable situation or action.
He was the main perpetrator in provoking the fight.
Often appears as...
- perpetrator of mischief
- high-profile perpetrator
noun
A person who carries out a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.
Police are still searching for the perpetrator of this heinous crime.
Often appears as...
- identify the perpetrator
- arrest the perpetrator
noun
A person who originates or incites an undesirable situation or action.
He was the main perpetrator in provoking the fight.
Often appears as...
- perpetrator of mischief
- high-profile perpetrator
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Context Specific
Used mostly in legal or formal contexts, where the action has serious consequences.
In court, the judge referred to the accused as the perpetrator.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The word has negative vibes, implying the action done is wrong or harmful.
News reports focused on finding the perpetrator responsible for the vandalism.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Accidents
'Perpetrator' is not used for someone causing accidental harm.
He didn't mean to break the vase, so he's not a perpetrator.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Specific
Used mostly in legal or formal contexts, where the action has serious consequences.
In court, the judge referred to the accused as the perpetrator.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The word has negative vibes, implying the action done is wrong or harmful.
News reports focused on finding the perpetrator responsible for the vandalism.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Accidents
'Perpetrator' is not used for someone causing accidental harm.
He didn't mean to break the vase, so he's not a perpetrator.
Pro Tip 1/3Context Specific
Used mostly in legal or formal contexts, where the action has serious consequences.
In court, the judge referred to the accused as the perpetrator.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
The word has negative vibes, implying the action done is wrong or harmful.
News reports focused on finding the perpetrator responsible for the vandalism.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Accidents
'Perpetrator' is not used for someone causing accidental harm.
He didn't mean to break the vase, so he's not a perpetrator.
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Video examples
Jackson Katz: Violence...
What's going on with men? Why do so many men rape women in our society and around the world? Why do so many men rape other men? What is going on with men? And then what is the role of the various institutions in our society that are helping to produce abusive men at pandemic rates? Because this isn't about individual perpetrators.
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How people rationalize...
they need to justify it to themselves. Some feel entitled to the money because they are underpaid and overworked and others believe their fraud is victimless, perhaps even planning to return the money once their crisis is resolved. Some of the most common types of fraud don't even register as such to the perpetrator.
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
that can inflame the hostile imagination in some of us, that makes us perpetrators of evil, can inspire the heroic imagination in others. It's the same situation and you're on one side or the other. Most people are guilty of the evil of inaction, because your mother said, "Don't get involved. Mind your own business."
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
However, I also think it's got to do with the fact that bats come out at night, and we don't really understand them. We're a little frightened by things that can perceive the world slightly differently than us. Bats are usually synonymous with some type of evil events. They are the perpetrators in horror movies,
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Alexandra Fuller: Born...
come up with a story they drop you in for as long as you need to come up with the humanity of the place and so to be with these women who not only recognize that they had been the victims of the violence but they sat down with their perpetrators and said both of us died
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Re-writing laws to help...
can assess the effectiveness of these policies look these rights can even help the accused it's just a bad idea to throw away evidence DNA evidence often exonerates they accused these rights will result in the actual identification of real perpetrators the testing of
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What is schizophrenia? -...
can prevent people from seeking help. People with schizophrenia are often perceived as dangerous, but are actually much more likely to be the victims of violence than the perpetrators. And proper treatment may help reduce the likelihood of violence
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Julian Assange: Why the...
so I'm not actually so big on the nurture, but some way -- there is another way of nurturing victims, which is to police perpetrators of crime. And so that is something that has been in my character
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Rethinking infidelity...
when the perpetrator acknowledges their wrongdoing. So for the partner who had the affair, for Nick, one thing is to end the affair, but the other is the essential, important act of expressing
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The hidden life of Rosa...
Throughout her life, Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced systems protecting its perpetrators. But this work came at an enormous risk— and a personal price.
Video examples
Jackson Katz: Violence...
What's going on with men? Why do so many men rape women in our society and around the world? Why do so many men rape other men? What is going on with men? And then what is the role of the various institutions in our society that are helping to produce abusive men at pandemic rates? Because this isn't about individual perpetrators.
Video examples
How people rationalize...
they need to justify it to themselves. Some feel entitled to the money because they are underpaid and overworked and others believe their fraud is victimless, perhaps even planning to return the money once their crisis is resolved. Some of the most common types of fraud don't even register as such to the perpetrator.
Video examples
The psychology of evil PIPE...
that can inflame the hostile imagination in some of us, that makes us perpetrators of evil, can inspire the heroic imagination in others. It's the same situation and you're on one side or the other. Most people are guilty of the evil of inaction, because your mother said, "Don't get involved. Mind your own business."
Video examples
Emma Teeling: The secret...
However, I also think it's got to do with the fact that bats come out at night, and we don't really understand them. We're a little frightened by things that can perceive the world slightly differently than us. Bats are usually synonymous with some type of evil events. They are the perpetrators in horror movies,
Video examples
Alexandra Fuller: Born...
come up with a story they drop you in for as long as you need to come up with the humanity of the place and so to be with these women who not only recognize that they had been the victims of the violence but they sat down with their perpetrators and said both of us died
Video examples
Re-writing laws to help...
can assess the effectiveness of these policies look these rights can even help the accused it's just a bad idea to throw away evidence DNA evidence often exonerates they accused these rights will result in the actual identification of real perpetrators the testing of
Video examples
What is schizophrenia? -...
can prevent people from seeking help. People with schizophrenia are often perceived as dangerous, but are actually much more likely to be the victims of violence than the perpetrators. And proper treatment may help reduce the likelihood of violence
Video examples
Julian Assange: Why the...
so I'm not actually so big on the nurture, but some way -- there is another way of nurturing victims, which is to police perpetrators of crime. And so that is something that has been in my character
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
when the perpetrator acknowledges their wrongdoing. So for the partner who had the affair, for Nick, one thing is to end the affair, but the other is the essential, important act of expressing
Video examples
The hidden life of Rosa...
Throughout her life, Parks repeatedly challenged racial violence and the prejudiced systems protecting its perpetrators. But this work came at an enormous risk— and a personal price.
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Quote examples
Rod Rosenstein
American Public Servant
The blame for election interference belongs to the criminals who committed election interference. We need to work together to hold the perpetrators accountable, and keep moving forward to preserve our values, protect against future interference, and defend America.
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Pulkit Samrat
Indian Actor
Movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp are ample proof that perpetrators get away because it is hard for victims to speak up. Power dynamics and lack of support from colleagues and acquaintances does not help matters.
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Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.
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Jeff Sessions
American Politician
Failure to deport aliens who are convicted for criminal offenses puts whole communities at risk - especially immigrant communities in the very sanctuary jurisdictions that seek to protect the perpetrators.
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Yo Yo Honey Singh
Indian Musician
Girls have been suppressed for long. Crimes against women are on the rise because women have the courage to come out in the open and fight the perpetrators of these heinous crimes.
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Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
The U.S. should prohibit perpetrators and supporters of Islamist brutality from entering the country while embracing advocates for religious freedom. End of story.
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Clint Eastwood
American Actor
The fact is, violence is not only not a beautiful thing, but it's also very painful and not without consequences for the perpetrator as well as the victim.
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Sadiq Khan
British Politician
Victims want to know that the true perpetrators of their crime are convicted - legal aid helps achieve this.
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Ana Navarro
American Critic
We must have zero tolerance for sexual harassment, even if the perpetrator is somebody we like and admire.
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Albert Bandura
Canadian Psychologist
Perpetrators absolve their harmful behavior as serving worthy causes.
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Rod Rosenstein
American Public Servant
The blame for election interference belongs to the criminals who committed election interference. We need to work together to hold the perpetrators accountable, and keep moving forward to preserve our values, protect against future interference, and defend America.
Quote examples
Pulkit Samrat
Indian Actor
Movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp are ample proof that perpetrators get away because it is hard for victims to speak up. Power dynamics and lack of support from colleagues and acquaintances does not help matters.
Quote examples
Salman Rushdie
Indian Novelist
I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.
Quote examples
Jeff Sessions
American Politician
Failure to deport aliens who are convicted for criminal offenses puts whole communities at risk - especially immigrant communities in the very sanctuary jurisdictions that seek to protect the perpetrators.
Quote examples
Yo Yo Honey Singh
Indian Musician
Girls have been suppressed for long. Crimes against women are on the rise because women have the courage to come out in the open and fight the perpetrators of these heinous crimes.
Quote examples
Pete Hoekstra
American Politician
The U.S. should prohibit perpetrators and supporters of Islamist brutality from entering the country while embracing advocates for religious freedom. End of story.
Quote examples
Clint Eastwood
American Actor
The fact is, violence is not only not a beautiful thing, but it's also very painful and not without consequences for the perpetrator as well as the victim.
Quote examples
Sadiq Khan
British Politician
Victims want to know that the true perpetrators of their crime are convicted - legal aid helps achieve this.
Quote examples
Ana Navarro
American Critic
We must have zero tolerance for sexual harassment, even if the perpetrator is somebody we like and admire.
Quote examples
Albert Bandura
Canadian Psychologist
Perpetrators absolve their harmful behavior as serving worthy causes.
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