1. people who commit crimes or other harmful acts
Usage: plural form of perpetrator

Examples

• The police are still searching for the perpetrators of the robbery.
• Security cameras helped identify the perpetrators of the vandalism.
• The perpetrators were arrested within hours of the incident.
• Witnesses described the perpetrators as two young men in dark clothing.
• The judge sentenced the perpetrators to five years in prison.
• Community leaders called for justice against the perpetrators of hate crimes.