culprit
['kʌlprɪt]
n. 犯, 罪犯, 刑被告

[] 犯罪者, 犯, 罪犯

1. The hunt is on for the culprit.
   正搜捕该罪犯.
2. The police are now on the scent of the culprit.
   警已获罪犯索.
3. The culprit will be whipped when he is found.
   那罪犯後挨鞭.

culprit
[ noun ]
someone who perpetrates wrongdoing
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Culprit \Cul"prit\ (k[u^]l"pr?t), n. [Prob. corrupted for
culpate, fr. Law Latin culpatus the accused, p. p. of L.
culpare to blame. See {Culpable}.]
1. One accused of, or arraigned for, a crime, as before a
judge.

An author is in the condition of a culprit; the
public are his judges. --Prior.

2. One quilty of a fault; a criminal.