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24 Oct 2014
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What is the difference between criminal and perp ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between criminal and perp ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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虽然都是犯罪者的定义,criminal 用法广泛。perpetrator 更具体,用在已经知道犯罪者犯的什么罪的情况下,比如,你会说:He's the perpetrator of the bank robbery, 却不会说:He's the criminal of the bank robbery.
- Simplified Chinese (China)
Your Chinese is very good explain very clean thanks
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Glad to help, thanks for answering my questions too!
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