1. people who behave badly or commit crimes; wrongdoers
Usage: plural form of miscreant

Examples

• The police arrested several miscreants who had been vandalizing public property.
• The teacher scolded the miscreants who disrupted the class.
• Security cameras help identify miscreants in the shopping mall.
• The neighborhood watch group keeps an eye out for miscreants.
• These miscreants have been causing trouble in the park for weeks.
• The judge sentenced the miscreants to community service.