OFFENDER


Meaning of OFFENDER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ əfendə(r) ]

( offenders)

1.

An offender is a person who has committed a crime.

The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.

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2.

You can refer to someone or something which you think is causing a problem as an offender .

The contraceptive pill is the worst offender, but it is not the only drug to deplete the body’s vitamin levels.

= culprit

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