principal offender; perpetrator
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
principal offender; perpetrator; person who directly commits a crime
formalLegal terminology in criminal law distinguishing the direct perpetrator from accomplices (共犯) such as instigators (教唆犯) or accessories (帮助犯).
Tā他
shì是
zhè这
qǐ起
móu谋
shā杀
àn案
de的
zhèng正
fàn犯
。
He is the principal offender in this murder case.
Zhèng正
fàn犯
yǔ与
jiào教
suō唆
fàn犯
yīng应
fēn分
bié别
liáng量
xíng刑
。
Principal offenders and instigators should be sentenced separately.
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Fǎ法
yuàn院
rèn认
dìng定
bèi被
gào告
wéi为
zhèng正
fàn犯
。
The court determined the defendant to be the principal perpetrator.
Zuò作
wéi为
zhèng正
fàn犯
，
tā他
chéng承
dān担
le了
zhǔ主
yào要
xíng刑
shì事
zé责
rèn任
。
As the principal offender, he bore the main criminal responsibility.