Significados de old miscreant en inglés

Why not heave the old miscreant into his dungeon now?

The old miscreant had carried her off,-toteach her his own swindling ways, I suppose.

In another instant the fingers of the old miscreant were in my pockets; he plucked out everything they contained, and some keys among the rest.

"My man will bring you the news of her coming!" answered the oily old miscreant.