Culprit and Police

Opposite meaning words

Culprit noun - A person who has committed a crime.

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Police is an antonym for culprit in person responsible for wrongdoing topic.

Police noun - The department of government that keeps order, fights crime, and enforces statutes.

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Culprit is an antonym for police.

Nearby Words: policing, policed

human	human culprit	human police
female	female culprit	female police
common	common culprit	common police
original	original culprit	original police
Other adjectives: many, dead, corrupt, actual, real.

Instead, the Fat Man, in order to protect himself, plans to kill Sir Charles and give the body to the police as the culprit.

Source: Film / The Return of the Pink Panther
When it's revealed that he is the chief of police, she uncertainly starts pointing out other people of color as the culprit, and is dismissed as racist.

Source: Mistaken for Racist
Police Are Useless: The two cops in the novel are hellbent on blaming Harrison for Nate's murder, even though there's evidence that proves that he isn't the culprit.

Source: Literature / Rules Of The Scam Mysteries

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