perpetrator's
Criminal's own possession
Perpetrator's is the possessive form of perpetrator—the person who commits an act, usually a crime or harmful deed.
The word typically appears in discussions of wrongdoing: The perpetrator's identity remains unknown.
Police found the perpetrator's fingerprints at the scene.
The perpetrator's motive was never established.
Crime's willing helper
- victimOne harmed by another
- motiveReason for action
- weaponInstrument for inflicting harm
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
alibi · confession · fingerprints · DNA · getaway · hideout · loot · crime scene
State of being answerable
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
damages · apology · admission · denial · defense · trial · judgment · penalty
Established mental attitude
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- disorderAbsence of organization
- traumaLasting psychological wound
childhood · impulse · rationalization · remorse · empathy · narcissism · sociopathy · delusion
Identifying word for someone
- faceHead's anterior surface
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- profileSide-facing outline
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
history · photograph · mugshot · whereabouts · address · associates · family · employer
accomplice
Crime's willing helper
evidence · alibi · confession · fingerprints · DNA · getaway · hideout · loot · crime scene · arrest
responsibility
State of being answerable
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- sentenceComplete thought, grammatically
restitution · damages · apology · admission · denial · defense · trial · judgment · penalty · consequences
mindset
Established mental attitude
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
- pathologyStudy of disease processes
- disorderAbsence of organization
trauma · childhood · impulse · rationalization · remorse · empathy · narcissism · sociopathy · delusion · obsession
name
Identifying word for someone
- faceHead's anterior surface
- descriptionAccount of characteristics
- profileSide-facing outline
background · history · photograph · mugshot · whereabouts · address · associates · family · employer · nationality
perpetrator'svictim's
Belonging to harmed party
survivor's · target's · sufferer's · prey's · recipient's
perpetrator'sdefender's
Belonging to a guardian
protector's · hero's · rescuer's · savior's · prosecutor's
- single perpetratorOne person responsible