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Contrabandist

One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.

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Coyote 76% connected

A carnivorous animal (Canis latrans), allied to the dog, found in the western part of North America; -- called also prairie wolf. Its voice is a snap…

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Criminal 76% connected

Guilty of crime or sin.

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Crook 76% connected

A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.

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Felon 76% connected

A person who has committed a felony.

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Malefactor 76% connected

An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.

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Outlaw 76% connected

A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.

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Runner 92% connected

One who, or that which, runs; a racer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Smuggler 92% connected

One who smuggles.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bail noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Complaint noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Crime noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offence noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offense noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Insanity plea noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Law-breaking noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Partial verdict noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Plea bargain noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea bargaining noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea of insanity noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Principal noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

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Benevolence noun · 78% connection

A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of England, and falsely rep…

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Black marketeer noun · 78% connection

someone who engages illegally in trade in scarce or controlled commodities

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Contraband verb · 78% connection

To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle.

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Convert verb · 78% connection

To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: traffics, illegally, smuggler.
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Execute verb · 78% connection

Too put to death illegally; to kill.

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Floater noun · 78% connection

a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election

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Fruit of the poisonous tree noun · 78% connection

a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not…

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Incendiary noun · 78% connection

a criminal who illegally sets fire to property

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Manovery noun · 78% connection

A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.

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Merchant noun · 78% connection

One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.

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Moon noun · 78% connection

the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"

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Moonlight noun · 78% connection

the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"

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Moonshine noun · 78% connection

the light of the Moon; "moonlight is the smuggler's enemy"; "the Moon was bright enough to read by"

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Shebeen noun · 78% connection

A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold.

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