perpetrated

American  

[pur-pi-trey-tid] / ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪ tɪd /

adjective

1. (of a crime, injustice, hoax, prank, etc.) committed or carried out.

   I concluded that the entire argument for the war might be not only dubious, but a deliberately perpetrated sham.

2. (of something tasteless, false, poorly executed, etc.) presented, made, performed, etc..

   This piece of unholy perpetrated music is a self-portrait of the artist as a maniac, without a trace of beauty in it.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of perpetrate.

Other Word Forms

• unperpetrated adjective

Etymology

Origin of perpetrated

perpetrate ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Video broadcast by the semiofficial Tasnim News Agency depicted burning buildings and scenes of destruction that were said to have been perpetrated by “terrorists.”

From Los Angeles Times

This study suggests elder financial abuse is typically perpetrated by family members, trusted friends and caregivers.

From MarketWatch

This study suggests elder financial abuse is typically perpetrated by family members, trusted friends, and caregivers.

From MarketWatch

Under Oklahoma law, first-degree manslaughter is defined as a homicide that occurs when perpetrated without a "design to effect death" while a person is engaged in the commission of a misdemeanor.

From BBC

In the past five years, 93% of fatal terrorist attacks in the West were perpetrated by lone-wolf actors, according to the Institute for Economics & Peace, a think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• carry out
• commit
• execute
• inflict
• wreak