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perp

(pûrp)
n. Slang
One who perpetrates or is accused of perpetrating a crime.
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perp

(pɜːp)
n
(Law) informal US and Canadian a person who has committed a crime
[C20: from perpetrate]
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perp

(pɜrp)

n. Slang.
[1975–80]
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U-Haul trucks full of bad behavior and messy goodbyes, in "The Perp Wak" the check is always in the mail but somehow never arrives, and honor is more than a certificate--it's something we strive for, even while doing our own various perp walks through life.
Once a 'perp' is spotted they are followed, the driver stops the car occasionally but one of the team always has 'eyeballs' on the suspect.
The Minister of State made these remarks while chairing a meeting to review the progress of projects on the schedule of PERP, says a press release.
The "perp" has realized you are not a soft-target and has moved on.
PERP, as a tetrapan protein, was first identified as a p53 transcriptional target proapoptotic gene which expresses high levels during apoptosis rather than cell cycle arrest and has cell-specific and tissue-specific roles in p53-mediated apoptosis [6, 7].
It's a bit like a perp. Our cross on the ballot paper is a perpetual bond with each government we elect.
Allowing some character to deny he broke the law on the courthouse steps after copping a deal would come to an end when he or she had to admit to being a perp or degenerate.
ProLogis, which had 38% of PEPR before making the bid, said its proposal, to run until 6 May, will offer certainty and fast results for PERP unit holders.
If it helps lead to the arrest of the perp, the ADL will give you 1,000ドル.
It's exciting." As Hastings was cuffing a perp, the man looked back at him and exclaimed: "You're Lt.
The Prison Education Research Project (PERP) is a cooperative research program of the Criminal Justice Center, Sam Houston State University, and the Windham School System of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice--Institutional Division.
Police promptly pursued the perp back down the pipes from where it came.

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