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Rareperp
The correct spelling is perp.
How to pronounce perp
/pɝp/
nounIPA: /pɝp/
Say it like: Per-p
The correct spelling is perp. (law enforcement) Perpetrator. For example: ""We have the perp in custody," the policeman said."
Usage Examples
“"We have the perp in custody," the policeman said.”
“In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(law enforcement) Perpetrator.
adjective
- 1.At or forming a right angle (to something).
- 2.Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.
- 3.Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.
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