miscreant

[US]/ˈmɪskriənt/
[UK]/ˈmɪskriənt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. villain, criminal

Example Sentences

I ordered the miscreants to let me out.

The miscreant was caught stealing from the store.

The police are searching for the miscreant who vandalized the park.

The miscreant was sentenced to five years in prison for his crimes.

The community rallied together to protect themselves from the miscreant.

The miscreant's actions caused chaos in the neighborhood.

The miscreant tried to deceive the old lady out of her savings.

The miscreant was known for his violent behavior in the past.

The miscreant's gang was involved in various criminal activities in the city.

The miscreant's true identity was finally revealed during the investigation.

The miscreant showed no remorse for his actions during the trial.

Real-world Examples

Had to pull this miscreant off one of my girls.

Source: Lost Girl Season 2

They ensured good behaviour by having miscreants publicly flogged.

Source: The Economist - International

" The tom-tom, " the miscreants heard Peter cry; " an Indian victory" !

Source: Peter Pan

Of course in his pride he was carrying the game too far, and the miscreants [villains] saw their chance.

Source: Peter Pan

You well deserve a place near her, for hell boasts no miscreant more guilty than yourself.

Source: Monk (Part 2)

Miscreant, prepare for death; You have not many hours to live! '

Source: Monk (Part 2)

Captain Barbossa and his crew of miscreants sail from the dreaded lsla de Muerta.

Source: Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

Several miles south, the distant brutalist thump of a police helicopter, its beam scanning the dark for some vanished miscreant in a local park.

Source: After You (Me Before You #2)

The miscreant, a bony young man scorched black by the sun, rose to greet her with the courtesy of a host and the assurance of a relative.

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

I told you to take that loping miscreant under the line of white point; now, if your bullet went a hair's breadth it went two inches above it.

Source: The Last of the Mohicans (Part One)

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