culprit

The police put the culprit in jail.

Are you the culprit who broke this window?

The culprit came clean after long questioning.

The culprit will be whipped when he is found.

Caught shoplifting, the culprit stuttered a few transparent lies.

robins are the worst culprits, pecking holes in every cherry.

the culprit shouted before being strong-armed out of the door.

Klemetsen rolled down his window, closed in on the antlered culprit, and grabbed it.