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Meaning of perp

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

perp

Pronunciation:/pɝp/

noun

Definitions

  1. (law enforcement) Perpetrator.

    Example: "We have the perp in custody," the policeman said.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perp

perp

Pronunciation:/pɝp/

adjective

Definitions

  1. At or forming a right angle (to something).

    Example: In most houses, the walls are perpendicular to the floor.

    Synonyms:normalorthogonal

  2. Exactly upright; extending in a straight line toward the centre of the earth, etc.

  3. Independent of or irrelevant to each other; orthogonal.

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perphttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perpendicular

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