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peccant

American  
[pek-uhnt] / ˈpɛk ənt /

adjective

  1. sinning; guilty of a moral offense.

  2. violating a rule, principle, or established practice; faulty; wrong.

peccant British  
/ ˈpɛkənt /

adjective

  1. guilty of an offence; corrupt

  2. violating or disregarding a rule; faulty

  3. producing disease; morbid

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Origin of peccant

1595–1605; < Latin peccant- (stem of peccāns ), present participle of peccāre to err, offend; see -ant

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