perp

[purp] /pɜrp/

noun, Police Slang.

the perpetrator of a crime.

perp.

Examples from the web for perp

To say that none but the perp are guilty means that nobody has a legal or moral duty to intervene or report this behavior.
He was perp walked and then sent to jail, where he was subjected to humiliating leaks by law enforcement officials.
Investors in those funds can't be unhappy about seeing their managers doing the perp walk.
Imagine if the researchers had been studying planetary atmospheres, and the perp was using a butane lighter.
It's a disability that complicates everything from following a movie plot to picking a perp out of a lineup.
But such details would be burned in the mind of the perp.
The police and the city have a duty to release that name of this perp.

British Dictionary definitions for perp

/pɜːp/

noun

(US & Canadian, informal) a person who has committed a crime

Word Origin

C20: from perpetrate

Word Origin and History for perp

American English police slang shortening of perpetrator (e.g. perp walk); by 1940s.

Slang definitions & phrases for perp

noun

A criminal engaged in a specific crime: The perp stood up, stepped back, took out a handgun and fired at least two shots

[shortened form of perpetrator]

Related Abbreviations for perp

perpetrator

perpendicular