offenders
Those who transgress
Offenders are people who have committed offenses—violations of law, rules, or standards.
The word appears most often in legal and criminal justice contexts: first-time offenders, repeat offenders, sex offenders.
Outside legal use, offenders are simply those who cause offense or do wrong: The worst offenders were the executives who knew and said nothing.
Serious crime offenders
- convictsImprisoned felons
- perpetratorsThose who commit wrongs
- culpritsThose at fault
- wrongdoersPeople who commit misdeeds
thieves · robbers · burglars · muggers · fraudsters · embezzlers · arsonists · assailants
Unlawful entrants onto property
- infringersThose who breach rights
- transgressorsThose who break rules
- tax evadersThose who illegally avoid levies
- scofflawsThose who flout regulations
Young criminals or troublemakers
- truantsUnauthorized school skippers
- runawaysThose who fled
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
- bulliesThose who intimidate others
minors · adolescents · youth · gang members · at-risk youth · wards · detention · reform school
Those facing prosecution
- accusedCharged with wrongdoing
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
- indictedFormally charged legally
- chargedFormally accused of crime
arraigned · convicted · sentenced · parolees · probationers · appellants · litigants · plea bargain
Incarcerated individuals
- prisonersIncarcerated individuals
- incarceratedConfined in prison
- sentencedGiven punishment legally
- detainedHeld against one's will
fined · penalized · sanctioned · jailed · imprisoned · paroled · probation · correctional
Improved after abandoning wrongdoing
- reintegratedIncorporated back in
- counseledGave thoughtful advice
- rehabilitatedRestored to former capacity
- mentoredGuided someone less experienced
therapy · vocational training · education programs · halfway house · reentry · support services · job training · life skills
felons
Serious crime offenders
- convictsImprisoned felons
- perpetratorsThose who commit wrongs
- culpritsThose at fault
wrongdoers · thieves · robbers · burglars · muggers · fraudsters · embezzlers · arsonists · assailants · kidnappers
trespassers
Unlawful entrants onto property
- infringersThose who breach rights
- transgressorsThose who break rules
- tax evadersThose who illegally avoid levies
delinquents
Young criminals or troublemakers
- truantsUnauthorized school skippers
- runawaysThose who fled
- troublemakersThose causing problems deliberately
bullies · minors · adolescents · youth · gang members · at-risk youth · wards · detention · reform school · youth court
defendants
Those facing prosecution
charged · arraigned · convicted · sentenced · parolees · probationers · appellants · litigants · plea bargain · trial
inmates
Incarcerated individuals
- prisonersIncarcerated individuals
- incarceratedConfined in prison
- sentencedGiven punishment legally
detained · fined · penalized · sanctioned · jailed · imprisoned · paroled · probation · correctional · restitution
reformed
Improved after abandoning wrongdoing
- reintegratedIncorporated back in
- counseledGave thoughtful advice
- rehabilitatedRestored to former capacity
mentored · therapy · vocational training · education programs · halfway house · reentry · support services · job training · life skills · second chance
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- prisonersprisoners, inmates, convicts, felons, jailbirds
offendersvictims
Those who suffer harm
targets · sufferers · survivors · casualties · complainants
offendersenforcers
Those who impose obedience
police officers · defenders · protectors · guardians · authorities
- repeat offenderPerson repeatedly convicted
- easily offendedProne to taking umbrage
- sex offenderOne convicted of sexual crimes
- habitual offenderPersistent lawbreaker
- juvenile offendersMinors who commit crimes
- first offenderNewly convicted person
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