释义
[ pur -pi-trey-ter ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tər / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who perpetrates, or commits, an illegal, criminal, or evil act: The perpetrators of this heinous crime must be found and punished to the fullest extent of the law.
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Example sentences from the Web for perpetrator Choosing not to pursue a perpetrator is not admittance of lies or false motives.
The Right's Rape Trolls vs. Lena Dunham | Emily Shire| December 10, 2014| DAILY BEAST
However, Brunner was not the only perpetrator of the Holocaust mooching around the streets of the Syrian capital.
Hitler’s Henchmen in Arabia | Guy Walters| December 7, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Ultimately, all it took was the mere mention of a lawyer for the perpetrator to delete the accounts and disappear completely.
A Female Writer’s New Milestone: Her First Death Threat | Annie Gaus| December 1, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Another surveillance video, showing the perpetrator with hammer in hand, is here.
Is Brooklyn Becoming Unsafe for Gays? It Depends On Which Ones | Jay Michaelson| October 18, 2014| DAILY BEAST
I asked Greenberg if there had ever been a Dr. Phil show devoted solely to a perpetrator of a crime.
The Mommy Blogger Who Tried to Kill Her Autistic Daughter Talks to Dr. Phil | Elizabeth Picciuto| October 1, 2014| DAILY BEAST
What was this stratagem, and how was its perpetrator rewarded?
Pinnock's Improved Edition of Dr. Goldsmith's History of Rome | Oliver Goldsmith
The perpetrator of the misdeed embarks on his career of defilement early.
The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles | Jean Henri Fabre
This was taken to be proof sufficient that he was the perpetrator of the deed.
Mob Rule in New Orleans | Ida B. Wells-Barnett
It points to one man as perpetrator of that crime, and to five other men as accessories to it.
It is a fearful thing when the State becomes the perpetrator of such sin.
The Queen's Daughters in India | Elizabeth W. Andrew
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