要犯 (yào fàn) — important criminal, principal offender

Definition

Examples

• 警方昨晚成功抓获了那名要犯。
  Jǐng fāng zuó wǎn chéng gōng zhuā huò le nà míng yào fàn.
  The police successfully captured that important criminal last night.
• 法庭对这起案件的要犯进行了宣判。
  Fǎ tíng duì zhè qǐ àn jiàn de yào fàn jìn xíng le xuān pàn.
  The court pronounced a verdict on the principal offender in this case.
• 这位要犯的落网让当地居民松了一口气。
  Zhè wèi yào fàn de luò wǎng ràng dāng dì jū mín sōng le yì kǒu qì.
  The arrest of this important criminal brought relief to the local residents.