süüdlaste
Süüdlaste is in Estonian the genitive plural form of süüdlane, a noun meaning a culprits or an accused person. The term is used to refer to individuals deemed responsible for a wrongdoing and is common in legal, journalistic, and everyday language. The genitive plural süüdlaste is used when something relates to or concerns more than one such person, for example tõendid süüdlaste vastu (evidence against the culprits).
Usage distinctions can be subtle. Süüdlane denotes a general label for someone blamed or believed to be
Etymology and grammar: süüdlane derives from süü, meaning guilt or fault, with the agentive suffix -lane forming