Meaning of the word perpetrator in English

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perpetrator

US /ˈpɝː.pə.treɪ.t̬ɚ/
UK /ˈpɝː.pə.treɪ.t̬ɚ/

Noun

1.

someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act:

Example:
The perpetrators of the massacre must be brought to justice as war criminals.
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