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Cutthroat

One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.

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Merciless 84% connected

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Merciless 84% connected

Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless tyrant; merciless waves.

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Unmerciful 84% connected

Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Unmerciful 84% connected

Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman; merciless; unkind.

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Liquidator 76% connected

One who, or that which, liquidates.

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Manslayer 76% connected

One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.

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Murderer 76% connected

One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.

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Bowelless 92% connected

Without pity.

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Fierce 92% connected

Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce wind.

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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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Abridgment noun · 78% connection

That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment that makes the time pass quickly.

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Assassin noun · 78% connection

a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed; "…

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Assassinate noun · 78% connection

An assassin.

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Assassinator noun · 78% connection

An assassin.

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Bloodshedder noun · 78% connection

One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.

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Bloodsucker noun · 78% connection

One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty of bloodshed; a murderer.

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Bore verb · 78% connection

To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard to bore.

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Bravo adjective · 78% connection

A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a professional assassin or murderer.

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Bushwhacker noun · 78% connection

A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force or its sympathizer…

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Butcher noun · 78% connection

a brutal indiscriminate murderer

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Cabbage noun · 78% connection

Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out garments.

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Cut verb · 78% connection

To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce; to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.

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Cut-off noun · 78% connection

That which cuts off or shortens, as a nearer passage or road.

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Cutpurse noun · 78% connection

One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a string to their…

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Cutter noun · 78% connection

One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one who cuts out garments.

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