noun
Meaning 1
The act of perpetrating
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
perpetration
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rhymes with -eɪʃən
noun
Meaning 2
Something (such as a crime) that is perpetrated
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: malefaction, crime, criminal offence, criminality, delinquency, perpetration, unlaw, unlawfulness, delict, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, offense, peccadillo, sin, tort, tortfeasance, transgression, veniality, villainy, wrong, wrongdoing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the act of committing a crime
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: commission, committal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: извършване (izvǎršvane) — act of perpetrating
- German: Begehung — act of perpetrating
- German: Verübung — act of perpetrating
- German: Täterschaft — act of perpetrating
- Greek: αυτουργία (aftourgía) — act of perpetrating
- German: Vergehen — something that is perpetrated