No. 1,458 in Swedish

gärningsmannen

"The perpetrator" or "the offender."

In a sentence

Gärningsmannen greps av polisen på brottsplatsen.
The perpetrator was arrested by the police at the crime scene.
The word "gärningsmannen" is used here as a subject to describe the person who committed the crime.
Enligt vittnen lämnade gärningsmannen platsen i en svart bil.
According to witnesses, the perpetrator left the scene in a black car.
The word "gärningsmannen" is used here as a subject to specify the person observed leaving.
Polisen följer ledtrådar för att identifiera gärningsmannen.
The police are following clues to identify the perpetrator.
In this sentence, "gärningsmannen" is a target; it refers to the person being sought after for committing a crime.

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