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Perpetration

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Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The act of perpetrating

n. Something (such as a crime) that is perpetrated

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. The act of perpetrating; a doing; -- commonly used of doing something wrong, as a crime.

n. The thing perpetrated; an evil action.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. The act of perpetrating; the act of committing, as a crime.

n. 2. That which is perpetrated; an evil action.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the act of committing a crime

Word Usage

"This applieth to the things forbidden by an absolute prohibition and of which the perpetration is a grave sin; they are so vile that even to mention them is shameful."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

crime criminal offence offence offense criminal offense

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

doing commission

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

perpetrator instigator misprision accuse heinousness