No. 15,544 in Russian
преступником
"Преступником" means "criminal."
In a sentence
Он был признан преступником судом.
He was recognized as a criminal by the court.
In this sentence, 'преступником' is in instrumental case, describing the role or identity assigned to someone by the subject (the court).
Мы не можем считать его преступником без доказательств.
We cannot consider him a criminal without evidence.
Here, 'преступником' is also in instrumental case, used with the verb 'считать' to describe what someone is considered as.
Она настаивала, чтобы его перестали называть преступником.
She insisted that people stop calling him a criminal.
In this context, 'преступником' is in instrumental case, used after the verb 'называть' to denote the role assigned to the subject.
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