Offender
noun
A person who has done something wrong or unlawful.
The police caught the offender and took him to the station.
Often appears as...
- repeat offender
- juvenile offender
noun
A person or thing that causes annoyance or displeasure.
The noisy neighbor is the main offender in disturbing our quiet evenings.
Often appears as...
- principal offender
- main offender
noun
A person who habitually breaks the law.
The report depicts him as a career offender, constantly involved in criminal activity.
Often appears as...
- career offender
- chronic offender
noun
A person who is guilty of a serious misconduct or violation.
The offender was sentenced to ten years in prison for his crimes.
Often appears as...
- serious offender
- sex offender
Usage tips
Formal
noun
A person who has done something wrong or unlawful.
The police caught the offender and took him to the station.
Often appears as...
- repeat offender
- juvenile offender
noun
A person or thing that causes annoyance or displeasure.
The noisy neighbor is the main offender in disturbing our quiet evenings.
Often appears as...
- principal offender
- main offender
noun
A person who habitually breaks the law.
The report depicts him as a career offender, constantly involved in criminal activity.
Often appears as...
- career offender
- chronic offender
noun
A person who is guilty of a serious misconduct or violation.
The offender was sentenced to ten years in prison for his crimes.
Often appears as...
- serious offender
- sex offender
Usage tips
Formal
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Criminal Context
Use 'offender' to name someone who's broken a law, not just made a mistake.
He's an offender with multiple charges.
Pro Tip 2/2Judgment Implication
'Offender' implies a negative judgment; it's not neutral.
The judge considered the young man an offender.
Pro Tip 1/2Criminal Context
Use 'offender' to name someone who's broken a law, not just made a mistake.
He's an offender with multiple charges.
Pro Tip 2/2Judgment Implication
'Offender' implies a negative judgment; it's not neutral.
The judge considered the young man an offender.
Pro Tip 1/2Criminal Context
Use 'offender' to name someone who's broken a law, not just made a mistake.
He's an offender with multiple charges.
Pro Tip 2/2Judgment Implication
'Offender' implies a negative judgment; it's not neutral.
The judge considered the young man an offender.
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How we can turn the tide...
What would you say about those kinds of companies? So this is going to be such an important conversation going forward, because we're in the ironic position where the people who can do the most to solve this problem are the people who are currently the worst offenders. So what do we do? Do we make them part of the conversation or not?
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Leyla Acaroglu: Paper...
You all got crisper drawers? The drawer that you put your lettuces in? Lettuces have a habit of going soggy in the crisper drawers, don't they? Yeah? Soggy lettuces? In the U.K., this is such a problem that there was a government report a few years ago that actually said the second biggest offender
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Steven Pinker and...
wife-beating, gay-bashing ancestors? I'm sure everyone here could think of an example. I opt for the mistreatment of animals in factory farms. The imprisonment of nonviolent drug offenders and the toleration of rape in our nation's prisons. Scrimping on donations to life-saving charities
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Sex Offender PIPE National...
hang over him for the rest of his life sex offenders are singled out because they picked on the most innocent people there is their crime as the most heinous my crime scene is even though I wasn't a two-year-old but people look at that they look at the age of the victim they
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The loathsome, lethal...
What's the worst bug on the planet? You might vote for the horsefly or perhaps the wasp, but for many people, the worst offender is by far the mosquito. The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world.
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Talking about history...
prosecution where they can be made sex offenders for the rest of their lives because they've done something inappropriate and the support that the community has offered us has really allowed us to move that work forward right is this a battle that has to be
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How people rationalize...
Many fraudsters are first time offenders, so in order to commit an act most would regard as wrong, they need to justify it to themselves. Some feel entitled to the money because they are underpaid and overworked and others believe their fraud is victimless,
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The case of the...
Here are three of the possible offenders. Exhibit Pests and Disease. Most infamous is the varroa mite, a minuscule red pest that not only invades colonies and feeds on bees, but also transfers pathogens that stunt bee growth and shortens their life span.
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Inside the Dead Shed PIPE...
That I think that probably helps me to compartmentalize. It could be quite upsetting when you think about the actual back story of some of these creatures. But ultimately we have a job to do and we have an offender that needs to be brought to justice.
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Lucky to survive an...
despite their usual gentle nature and calm appearance anyone who works with elephants will tell you that they could kill you in an instant this is one hugely strong and unpredictable offender that demands massive respect
Video examples
How we can turn the tide...
What would you say about those kinds of companies? So this is going to be such an important conversation going forward, because we're in the ironic position where the people who can do the most to solve this problem are the people who are currently the worst offenders. So what do we do? Do we make them part of the conversation or not?
Video examples
Leyla Acaroglu: Paper...
You all got crisper drawers? The drawer that you put your lettuces in? Lettuces have a habit of going soggy in the crisper drawers, don't they? Yeah? Soggy lettuces? In the U.K., this is such a problem that there was a government report a few years ago that actually said the second biggest offender
Video examples
Steven Pinker and...
wife-beating, gay-bashing ancestors? I'm sure everyone here could think of an example. I opt for the mistreatment of animals in factory farms. The imprisonment of nonviolent drug offenders and the toleration of rape in our nation's prisons. Scrimping on donations to life-saving charities
Video examples
Sex Offender PIPE National...
hang over him for the rest of his life sex offenders are singled out because they picked on the most innocent people there is their crime as the most heinous my crime scene is even though I wasn't a two-year-old but people look at that they look at the age of the victim they
Video examples
The loathsome, lethal...
What's the worst bug on the planet? You might vote for the horsefly or perhaps the wasp, but for many people, the worst offender is by far the mosquito. The buzzing, the biting, the itching, the mosquito is one of the most commonly detested pests in the world.
Video examples
Talking about history...
prosecution where they can be made sex offenders for the rest of their lives because they've done something inappropriate and the support that the community has offered us has really allowed us to move that work forward right is this a battle that has to be
Video examples
How people rationalize...
Many fraudsters are first time offenders, so in order to commit an act most would regard as wrong, they need to justify it to themselves. Some feel entitled to the money because they are underpaid and overworked and others believe their fraud is victimless,
Video examples
The case of the...
Here are three of the possible offenders. Exhibit Pests and Disease. Most infamous is the varroa mite, a minuscule red pest that not only invades colonies and feeds on bees, but also transfers pathogens that stunt bee growth and shortens their life span.
Video examples
Inside the Dead Shed PIPE...
That I think that probably helps me to compartmentalize. It could be quite upsetting when you think about the actual back story of some of these creatures. But ultimately we have a job to do and we have an offender that needs to be brought to justice.
Video examples
Lucky to survive an...
despite their usual gentle nature and calm appearance anyone who works with elephants will tell you that they could kill you in an instant this is one hugely strong and unpredictable offender that demands massive respect
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Quote examples
Janet Reno
American Public Servant
What has too often happened in the past is that people have threatened punishment but have failed to carry it out. It's imperative in any initiative that is undertaken that punishment be real and that there be truth in sentencing, and that the truly dangerous offenders - the recidivists and the career criminals - be put away and kept away.
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Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
Despite the fact that in America we incarcerate more juveniles for life terms than in any other country in the world, the truth is that the vast majority of youth offenders will one day be released. The question is simple and stark. Do we want to help them change or do we want to help them become even more violent and dangerous?
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Jess Phillips
British Politician
I'm a believer in forgiveness. I have worked with people who have been in gangs and now dedicate their lives to helping inner city kids. I've run offender services with teachings of responsibility, empathy and understanding of the victims at their heart. I've seen people change.
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David Blunkett
British Politician
Children whose parents return to study do much better at school. Offenders who persist with studies are much less likely to reoffend. The national mental health strategy recognises the important role adult learning can play for people recovering from mental illness.
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Jim Costa
American Politician
In addition, to punishing sexual offenders and protecting our children, we must also provide services, resources and counseling to the people who are victims of these horrible crimes.
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John Ashcroft
American Public Servant
It doesn't help to wait until something happens and then prosecute the offenders, especially if it's the idea of the offender to extinguish himself in the commission of the crime.
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Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the offender nor the offended are any more themselves.
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David Gauke
British Politician
Many offenders have had immensely difficult upbringings and do not have the support of loving families and friends.
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Mark Foley
American Politician
I have said repeatedly that in this country we track library books better than we do sex offenders.
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George Herbert
British Poet
The offender never pardons.
Quote examples
Janet Reno
American Public Servant
What has too often happened in the past is that people have threatened punishment but have failed to carry it out. It's imperative in any initiative that is undertaken that punishment be real and that there be truth in sentencing, and that the truly dangerous offenders - the recidivists and the career criminals - be put away and kept away.
Quote examples
Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
Despite the fact that in America we incarcerate more juveniles for life terms than in any other country in the world, the truth is that the vast majority of youth offenders will one day be released. The question is simple and stark. Do we want to help them change or do we want to help them become even more violent and dangerous?
Quote examples
Jess Phillips
British Politician
I'm a believer in forgiveness. I have worked with people who have been in gangs and now dedicate their lives to helping inner city kids. I've run offender services with teachings of responsibility, empathy and understanding of the victims at their heart. I've seen people change.
Quote examples
David Blunkett
British Politician
Children whose parents return to study do much better at school. Offenders who persist with studies are much less likely to reoffend. The national mental health strategy recognises the important role adult learning can play for people recovering from mental illness.
Quote examples
Jim Costa
American Politician
In addition, to punishing sexual offenders and protecting our children, we must also provide services, resources and counseling to the people who are victims of these horrible crimes.
Quote examples
John Ashcroft
American Public Servant
It doesn't help to wait until something happens and then prosecute the offenders, especially if it's the idea of the offender to extinguish himself in the commission of the crime.
Quote examples
Blaise Pascal
French Philosopher
Time heals griefs and quarrels, for we change and are no longer the same persons. Neither the offender nor the offended are any more themselves.
Quote examples
David Gauke
British Politician
Many offenders have had immensely difficult upbringings and do not have the support of loving families and friends.
Quote examples
Mark Foley
American Politician
I have said repeatedly that in this country we track library books better than we do sex offenders.
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George Herbert
British Poet
The offender never pardons.
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