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Meanings of miscreant in English

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A person without moral scruples.

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Usage of miscreant in English
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The Scriptures refrain intentionally from expatiating upon the prowess of the miscreant.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4
2
As Ellen was being secured, the miscreant captor hissed in her ear:
Ellen Walton / Or, The Villain and His Victims
3
The miscreant was in two minds whether to let fly or wait.
The Sheriff's Son
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Erasmus of Rotterdam is the vilest miscreant that ever disgraced the earth.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters
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And the miscreant walked about delirious with the exuberance of his gratification.
The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief
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His power is limited; else ill enough would he work, the miscreant.
The Portent and Other Stories
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Weak but furious, the miscreant from the Shoshones returned to the attack.
Wyoming: A Story of the Outdoor West
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How does a mundane metropolitan miscreant master menacing military methods and maneuvers?
Heat Rises
9
The miscreant has insulted me, and I willingly forgive him the insult.
The Well of Saint Clare
10
On promise of pardon the miscreant offered to make a full discovery.
The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 / An Historical Novel
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That was what the miscreant of a clerk had said to him.
Cousin Henry
12
The miscreant proved to be a certain Galli, whom I had discharged.
The Net
13
Could it be that Walter Hornby was in reality the miscreant X?
The Red Thumb Mark
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A third miscreant soon shared their fate, Carrier, the tyrant of Nantes.
Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 2
15
Every miscreant on the street knows what they are a block away.
Driving Heat
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For that he would suffer as no other miscreant magician ever had.
Complete Books of Blood
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Miscreant across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common