offender's

Belonging to perpetrator

Offender's is the possessive form of offender, a person who commits a crime or other wrongdoing.

The word appears frequently in legal and criminal justice contexts: The offender's sentence was reduced for good behavior.

We consider the offender's history when determining bail.

legal

conviction

Firmly held belief

rights · record · rehabilitation · restitution · plea · defense · trial · charges · attorney · appeal

accountability

responsibility

State of being answerable

amends · confession · admission · blame · culpability · acknowledgment · atonement · repentance · contrition · wrongdoing

victim-perspective

harm

Injury or damage

  • damageHarm or impairment
  • traumaLasting psychological wound
  • impactForceful contact or consequence

suffering · loss · violation · grievance · injustice · wronged · recompense · closure · healing · statement

registry

listing

Recorded item in catalog

tracking · monitoring · registration · compliance · disclosure · reporting · verification · residency · restrictions · supervision

Opposites
legal/criminal role

offender'svictim's

Belonging to harmed party

complainant's · survivor's · plaintiff's · target's · witness's

moral agency

offender'svictim's

Belonging to harmed party

protector's · defender's · saint's · hero's · guardian's

legal/procedural role

offender'sjudge's

Of the court's arbiter

prosecutor's · court's · police's · authority's · state's

Phrases
Family

offender, offenders, reoffender, reoffenders

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