Definition of "perps" [perps]

• Plural form of perp. (noun)

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• "One of the other roommates recognized the two alleged perps from a party at their apartment (they were friends of a friend), told the police, who tracked them down, and made the arrests, finding all the stolen gear in the process."
• "The main perps are the bicycle messengers hopped up on crank, and I don't mean the mechanical kind."
• "Absent guidance and support from the regulators, the FBI turned to the worst conceivable source of guidance and support - the trade association of the "perps" -- the Mortgage Bankers Association MBA."