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Listen- prime culprit; arch-criminal
- prime (or chief) culprit (in a murder case); principal
English Dictionary (1-2 of 2)
- 1. first in quality or value; first-rate
- 2. fundamental; original
- 3. first in importance, authority, etc; chief
- 4. having no factors except itself or one
- 5. having no common factors (with)
- 6. having the best credit rating
- 7. the time when a thing is at its best
- 8. a period of power, vigour, etc, usually following youth (esp in the phrase the prime of life )
- 9. the beginning of something, such as the spring
- 10. short for prime number
- 11. a semantically indivisible element; minimal component of the...
- 1. a person awaiting trial, esp one who has pleaded not guilty
- 2. the person responsible for a particular offence, misdeed, etc
- 3. C17: from Anglo-French cul-, short for culpable guilty + prit ready, indicating that the prosecution was ready to prove the guilt of the one charged
Examples (1-1 of 1)
- 元凶
- prime culprit; arch-criminal → 元
