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culprit

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culprit
Law a person awaiting trial, esp one who has pleaded not guilty


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There can be no outrage, methinks, against our common nature -- whatever be the delinquencies of the individual -- no outrage more flagrant than to forbid the culprit to hide his face for shame; as it was the essence of this punishment to do.
The Scarlet Letter by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
They who composed the outer circle of faces were on tiptoe to gaze; and even the culprit for an instant forgot his shame in a deeper emotion, and exposed his abject features, in order to cast an anxious and troubled glance at the dark assemblage of chiefs.
The Last of The Mohicans by Cooper, James Fenimore View in context
"To Hell for life"--that is a foolish penalty: the culprit chooses the duration of his punishment.
Can Such Things Be? by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
 
 
 
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