offender

[US]/əˈfendə(r)/
[UK]/əˈfendər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. offender, rule violator, criminal

Phrases & Collocations

repeat offender

sex offender

criminal offender

Example Sentences

an institution for mentally ill offenders

offenders should recompense their victims.

gave the offender a light sentence.

the offender was arrested shortly afterwards.

the penal system fails to punish offenders in accordance with their deserts.

it can be difficult for an offender to be reintegrated into the community.

Offenders are no longer transported to Devil's Island.

a repeat offender; a repeat performance of the play.

Offenders were publicly flogged.

The offender apologized when he sobered up.

Judges are advised to show greater leniency towards first-time offenders.

Heavy fines were levied on motoring offenders.

persistent offenders were given sentences that were disproportionate to the offences they had committed.

the courts required a convicted offender to make financial reparation to his victim.

India plans to decriminalize prostitution by treating sex workers as victims and not offenders, and instead going after traffickers, pimps, brothel owners and clients, a government official said.

If however, there is less than ten seconds to go, the referee will penalise the offender with Keikoku (whether there has been a previous Category 2 Chukoku or not) and award an Ippon to the opponent.

Now the various countries mainly adopt two kinds of prosecutions patterns: One is the appeal monopolism,that is only the government can sued the criminal offender and the victim has no right to sue.

Real-world Examples

Release does not exonerate the offender.

Source: PragerU Fun Topics

11. What should one do in order to forgive the offender?

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

Men were found to be the worst offenders.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Three (Translation)

Measures will be introduced to improve the justice system's response to foreign national offenders.

Source: Queen's Speech in the UK

Women are the worst offenders of this. I'm sorry girls, but you are.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

Her second son Prince Andrew was investigated for links to a convicted child sex offender.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

Judges refer the offenders to psychologists or clinical social workers who are authorized by states.

Source: Time

It also accused the diocese shielded offenders and should have known these threats they posed.

Source: NPR News February 2014 Compilation

The suit involved JPMorgan's long-running business relationship with the late convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.

Source: Financial Times

Well, good thing I was a nonviolent offender, otherwise I couldn't have left the state.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

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