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4 definitions • 9 examples
1
a person who is
guilty
of a
crime
:
Examples:
first-time
offenders
sex
offenders
young
offenders
2
a person who is
guilty
of a
crime
:
Examples:
Because he is a first-time offender, he is
unlikely
to
receive
jail
time.
3
a person who is
guilty
of a
crime
:
Examples:
first-time/
repeat
/habitual offender A first-time offender might
expect
probation
rather
than a
jail
sentence
.
convicted
/
alleged
offenders
young
/
juvenile
offenders
sex
/
drug
offenders
4
someone or something that does something wrong:
Examples:
Concerning
damage
to the
environment
,
holiday
resorts
tend
to be the
worst
offenders
.
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