perps
Cops collar them
Perps is the plural of perp, informal shorthand for perpetrator—someone who commits a crime.
The term comes from police and legal jargon but has spread through crime dramas and news coverage: Police are still looking for the perps who robbed the jewelry store.
A perp walk is the staged escort of a suspect past cameras.
Serious crime offenders
- convictsImprisoned felons
- offendersThose who commit wrongs
- suspectsThinks someone's guilty
- lawbreakersPeople who violate statutes
wrongdoers · thieves · robbers · burglars · muggers · assailants · fraudsters · vandals
Seize by law
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- MirandaCustodial rights advisement
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
warrant · squad car · APB · BOLO · rap sheet · priors · collar · cuffs
Thinks someone's guilty
- persons of interestIndividuals investigators want to question
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
- interrogationFormal, probing examination
lineup · crime scene · witness · testimony · alibi · surveillance · profiling · fingerprints
Theft through intimidation
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
- assaultViolent offensive act
- theftUnlawful taking of property
- murderDeliberate unlawful killing
arson · fraud · larceny · vandalism · kidnapping · homicide · carjacking · breaking and entering
felons
Serious crime offenders
lawbreakers · wrongdoers · thieves · robbers · burglars · muggers · assailants · fraudsters · vandals · arsonists
arrest
Seize by law
- bookingAdvance arrangement secured
- MirandaCustodial rights advisement
- handcuffsLocking wrist restraints
precinct · warrant · squad car · APB · BOLO · rap sheet · priors · collar · cuffs · detained
suspects
Thinks someone's guilty
- persons of interestIndividuals investigators want to question
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- forensicsScientific crime-scene analysis
interrogation · lineup · crime scene · witness · testimony · alibi · surveillance · profiling · fingerprints · DNA
robbery
Theft through intimidation
murder · arson · fraud · larceny · vandalism · kidnapping · homicide · carjacking · breaking and entering · armed robbery
perpsvictims
Those who suffer harm
injured parties · targets · marks · innocent bystanders · survivors
perpscops
Informal term for police
law enforcement · police · investigators · detectives · prosecutors
- perp walkPost-arrest media spectacle
- single perpetratorOne person responsible
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