offender

a person who has committed a crime and is charged with it by the police or courts

delincuente, infractor

Collocations offender's rights · convict an offender

• The offender was sentenced to five years in prison.

  El delincuente fue condenado a cinco años de prisión.

a person who breaks the law or rules, especially one who does so repeatedly

incumplidor, infractor

Collocations repeat offender · offender's behavior

• He is a repeat offender and has been fined several times.

  Es un infractor recurrente y ha sido multado varias veces.

a person who does something wrong or offensive, especially in a moral sense

culpable, ofensor

Collocations offender's conscience · accuse someone of being an offender

• She felt like a moral offender after lying to her parents.

  Se sintió como una persona culpable después de mentirle a sus padres.