perp.

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. perpendicular.

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perp ² American  

[purp] / pɜrp /

noun

Police Slang.

1. the perpetrator of a crime.

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perp British  

/ pɜːp /

noun

1. informal a person who has committed a crime

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Etymology

Origin of perp

C20: from _perpetrate

Example Sentences

Venezuelans with internet access had the opportunity to view the unlikely image of Maduro, bundled up for distinctly non-tropical temperatures and flanked by federal agents, doing a perp walk at a military base in New York and apparently telling onlookers: “Happy New Year.”

From Los Angeles Times

“They wanted the misplaced glory of embarrassing a professional athlete with a perp walk,” said the lawyer, Jim Trusty.

From The Wall Street Journal

Several media outlets have reported that FBI leadership had planned a public perp walk for Comey.

From Salon

An FBI agent has reportedly been suspended because they refused to participate in a "perp walk" of the bureau's former director James Comey, US media reports.

From BBC

During a perp walk, law enforcement publicly escort a person accused of a crime as they are transported outside a police station or courthouse, usually in view of media cameras.

From BBC