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desperate criminal

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Noun1.desperate criminaldesperate criminal - a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)
desperado
U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime


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This is a loaded revolver, and if you force me I shall use it on you as I would on any other desperate criminal.
Raffles, Further Adventures Of The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. View in context
It is he who has connected the society with a system of corrupt police or desperate criminals in every great city.
The Yellow Crayon by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
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