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Täterin — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • offender noun A person who commits a crime or breaks the law.
  • perp noun Informal short form of "perpetrator" — the person who committed a crime.
  • perpetrator noun The person who actually carries out a crime or other wrongdoing.

Senses

Täterin is used for these senses in English:

  • offender A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.
  • perp (slang, law enforcement) A perpetrator.
  • perpetrator One who perpetrates; especially, one who commits an offence or crime.

offender — full definition

  1. noun A person who commits a crime or breaks the law.
  2. noun A person or thing that causes a problem, especially repeatedly.

perp — full definition

  1. noun Informal short form of "perpetrator" — the person who committed a crime.
  2. noun In finance, a bond or futures contract with no fixed maturity date (short for "perpetual").

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