Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
perp [purp] Examples noun Police Slang.
- the perpetrator of a crime.
perp.
Examples from the Web for perp Contemporary Examples of perp
The instant you are deemed a candidate for arrest, you become not so much a person as a “perp.”
‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture
Michael Daly
December 4, 2014
The policeman then commandeers the dashcammed car and orders the driver to chase down the perp.
Alex Chancey, The Daily Beast Video
October 9, 2014
The four surrendered to the First Precinct on Monday and were “perp walked” before the news cameras.
Hero or Criminal? James Brady, the WTC Ironworker Who Jumped Off the Building
Michael Daly
March 25, 2014
In court, Valente showed he knows how to dress for a perp walk, sporting a striped shirt and a purple scarf.
Michael Daly
February 12, 2014
Strauss-Kahn, remember, was supposed to win them the presidency before that Manhattan perp walk.
France’s Petty Politics Brings Christmas Early to Scandal Lovers
Tracy McNicoll
December 15, 2012
Historical Examples of perp
Towers were frequently intended to stand without spires in the Perp.
Thomas Roger Smith
Note the font (Norman) with unusual carving on the bowl; Perp.
G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
The church, which stands in some fields near the mouth of the gorge, is a Perp.
G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
The church has two Dec. windows in the chancel, the rest are Perp.
G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
The top storey of the S. turret, marked externally by a Perp.
G.W. Wade and J.H. Wade
British Dictionary definitions for perp perp noun
- US and Canadian informal a person who has committed a crime
Word Origin for perp C20: from perpetrate Word Origin and History for perp n.
American English police slang shortening of perpetrator (e.g. perp walk); by 1940s.