Keyword
perpetrator
Info
FrequencyTop 500-600
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig1517
Readings
はん
(83%)
おか
(15%)
Composed of
animal
fingerprint
Mnemonic

The perpetrator left his fingerprints all over the scene... it was an animal!

(Some animals such as monkeys and koalas do actually have fingerprints, just like humans.)

Used in vocabulary (188 in total)
offender; criminal; culprit
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; offence; offense
Examples (200 in total)
The man I thought was the criminal didn't have any connection to the incident.
Was the culprit found?
The police found out where the criminal lived.
I don't know which room the criminal entered.
I was suspected to be the criminal.
From this evidence, it follows that he is not the criminal.
He speaks as if he knew the criminal.
I think he's making a big mistake by turning down the job.
I don't want to take risks.
Why do you take such a risk?
One is more prone to make mistakes when one is tired.
I'm just a boy who makes mistakes.
I made a big mistake.
He realized the magnitude of his crime.
He was guilty of making a mistake.
He is afraid of making mistakes.
She acknowledged having made a mistake.
We must concede that we committed an error.
The influence of this crime on society was great.
I'm halfway through this crime novel.
He denied having taken part in the crime.
He is a partner in crime.
Her implication in the crime was obvious.
She committed a crime.
War is a crime against humanity.
I have nothing to do with the crime.
I heard of his involvement in crime.
I went to the scene of the crime.
I viewed my action as a crime.
The police are going to investigate the crime.
The students are apt to make the same mistakes.
The police still can't point out who committed the crime.
I came near to getting involved in a crime.
The man committed murder.
He was guilty of murder.
We all suspect him of murder.
She witnessed the crime.
The criminals have all been apprehended.
The criminal was arrested by the police.
He committed a serious crime.
He made a grave mistake.
Is it a crime to encourage someone to commit suicide?
Every crime calls for punishment.
The torture made him confess to crimes he had not committed.
He was in reality a criminal.
They deprived the criminal of his rights.
Don't call him the criminal.
The criminal is nervous.
Murder is a wicked crime.
He was believed to have committed the crime.
Have you ever been the victim of a violent crime?
The police pursued the murderer.
Crime is on the increase.
Crimes sometimes result from ignorance of the law.
The police were able to find the criminal.
It was silly of you to make such a mistake.
Criminals are deprived of social rights.
Many crimes go underreported.
The criminal has not been caught yet.
They sympathized with the miserable criminal.
I am afraid he will make a mistake.
What is the main cause of the crime?
That crime is punishable by death.
Violent crime spread into the suburbs.
The series of crimes were thought to have been committed by the same man.
The escaped prisoner hasn't been caught yet.
The criminal is not Bob, but his twin brother.
The criminal was arrested and put into prison.
The criminal had to conceal his identity.
I'm sure he is guilty of the murder.
The man said he was innocent of the crime.
The suspect was innocent of the crime.
He is guilty of murder.
He admitted that he had committed the crime.
They sought to punish him for his crime but he escaped.
He confessed that he had committed the crime.
She protested that she had not committed the crime.
She is guilty of fraud.
As I read through the letters, I realized that the Pope was the true culprit.
He repented and confessed his crime.
He always takes advantage of the mistakes made by his rivals.
She pointed out the mistakes I had made.
It is easy for us to make many mistakes.
As is often the case with him, he made a mistake.
He is guilty of stealing.
Ben was believed to be a criminal.
He didn't doubt that Ben had something to do with the crime.
He committed five murders.
The murderer was finally caught last night.
You're a murderer.
Even now, we still doubt that he is the real murderer.
The murderer was arrested on the spot.
The murderer hasn't been arrested yet.
The murderer will soon confess his crime.
I want everyone to know that I'm not a murderer.
Did the police find any trace of the murderer?
The police have caught the murderer.
The police are after the murderer.
Tom refused to admit that he'd made a mistake.
He was considered an accomplice.
He had to commit crime because he was starving.
Warm and humid weather increases the number of crimes.
The police established where he was when the crime occurred.
He was innocent of the crime.
The kidnappers showed no sign of giving up.
Jack insists that he has nothing to do with the crime.
I have nothing to do with that crime.
Crime has often been related to poverty.
Some people blame poverty for crime.
Poverty sometimes drives people to commit crimes.
Poverty often engenders crime.
Poverty is still the major cause of crime.
I have every reason to believe that he is innocent of the crime.
Do you think the accused is really guilty of the crime?
The criminal robbed the landlord of a hundred thousand dollars and ran away.
You made the mistake on purpose, didn't you?
In Singapore, it is a crime to spit on the ground.
Spitting on streets is a crime in Singapore.
The police set out to solve the crime.
Crime is certainly on the increase in many of our big cities.
She made a serious mistake.
If that man makes one more mistake, I'll fire him.
He risked losing all his fortune.
I feel terrible about my mistake.
There is no doubt that it was an organised crime.
The law prescribes certain penalties for this offence.
If he's committed a crime, he should be punished.
If you commit a crime, you must be punished.
Crime doesn't pay.
Crime does not pay.
You made the same mistake.
The most careful man sometimes makes mistakes.
A careless person is apt to make mistakes.
Many young men tend to commit the same errors.
We are bound to make mistakes from time to time.
I made a serious mistake.
Everyone makes a mistake at times.
He was eventually sentenced to five years in prison for that violent crime.
That is a criminal offense, and you will surely be punished!
His son's criminal activities caused him great pain.
Murder and robbery are criminal acts.
The criminal confessed to theft.
He was caught in the act of pickpocketing.
The thief was caught in the act.
The police arrested the pickpocket in the act.
A detective arrived upon the scene of the crime.
It seems that he has been at the scene of the crime.
A crowd gathered at the scene of the crime.
In order to prevent crime, please take off your name tag when travelling to and from school.
The statute of limitations has already passed for this crime.
The police have started a nationwide hunt for the criminal.
So what if I am gay? Is it a crime?
Tom often makes mistakes.
Tom made a serious error.
The notorious criminal was caught yesterday.
Several people have been accused of breaking the law.
The criminal is still at large.
Tom Jackson is an extremely dangerous criminal.
The hijacker demanded a ransom of two million dollars.
The hijackers moved to the rear of the plane.
The plane was blown up by hijackers.
The beggar turned out to be a thief.
Tom was the victim of a heinous crime.
The police suspect Tom is a serial killer.
The criminal left footprints.
I was asked to cooperate with them for the criminal investigation.
No one has been convicted of the crime yet.
The police found evidence that the man committed the crime.
The police arrested the burglar on the spot.
Tom broke the law.
He violated a law.
I broke the law.
The crime rate in this town is high.
Such an offence is punished by a fine and/or imprisonment.
He was accused of having violated the law.
The murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
The judge took into consideration the fact that it was his first offense.
Everyone makes mistakes at times.
Child abuse is a crime.
I can't conceive how I could have made such a mistake.
She is guilty of theft.
Many criminals in America are addicted to drugs.
It is well known that the city has a high crime rate.
The crime rate is decreasing in Canada.
The crime rate is increasing in this country.
The crime rate is rising steadily.
The police considered the crime to be serious.
Juvenile crimes have been increasing recently.
The increase in juvenile delinquency is a serious problem.
Juvenile delinquency is increasing.
Recently juvenile delinquency has been on the rise.
The sports world should, at this time, eliminate the collusion with criminal organizations.
The perpetrator was Canadian.
The culprit was a Canadian man.
You've made a good many mistakes.
It was my brother that made the mistake.
We are all liable to make mistakes.
You made the same mistake as last time.
It is evident that he has made a mistake.
He made a mistake through carelessness.