Perp
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Perp Sweating: Even when the police know that Leslie Stair can't be their thief, they keep up the pressure on him, on the off-chance that he can tell them who the thief is.
Source: Comicbook / Bookhunter -
The thief gets away while Bean flags down a cop, so he has to go to the station to identify the perp out of a lineup.
Source: Police Lineup - A Perp of the Week is a Mensa member who is a professional thief who had broken into the Mensa offices to steal.
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