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Definition principal offender in American English

principal offender noun

[countable]noun
/ˌprɪnsəp(ə)l əˈfendər/
1

the person in a group of offenders who carries out the main part of a criminal act. If there is more than one principal offender, they are called joint principals.

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Definition principal offender in American English