perpetration

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perpetration

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

noun perpetrations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of perpetrating
  2. countable, uncountable Something (such as a crime) that is perpetrated

    Similar: malefaction, crime, criminal offence, criminality, delinquency, perpetration, unlaw, unlawfulness, delict, error, malfeasance, misdeed

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noun act of perpetrating

DeutschBegehung, Verübung, Täterschaft
Ελληνικάαυτουργία aftourgía

noun something that is perpetrated

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@misc{perpetration_2026,
  title = {perpetration},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perpetration},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}