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The phrase "the perp" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is a colloquial term meaning "the perpetrator" or "the culprit." It is typically used in informal or conversational contexts, such as in crime novels or television shows. Example: The investigators were still searching for the perp who had robbed the jewelry store earlier that day.
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"The perp walks are killing us".
"You're so, so right," the perp sobbed.
So the perp walk could be rather elaborately planned".
I do always get to the perp first.
He caught up to the perp and knocked him down.
And if they do, they can't ID the perp".
"Two witnesses ID'ed the perp," one detective says.
The perp walk is about more than pragmatism.
American!" Could this be a description of the perp?
"The perp was saying, 'What are you looking at?"' the official said.
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That image confirmed it: we are in the perp-walk phase.
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