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There are multiple meanings for the word "perp". Colloquially, in the United States and other countries, the term refers to a perpetrator or criminal. The term can also mean perpendicular.

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"Perp" is a colloquial term used to refer to a perpetrator of a crime, someone who has committed an offense or wrongdoing. It is short for "perpetrator."

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