perpetration
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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To distance herself from that perpetration and the identity she had formed from it, Ensler chose to go by the mononym V. As she explains in her new book, “V is my freedom name.”
From Washington Post • Feb. 14, 2023
It will also recommend how the city will issue a formal apology to the “people of Boston for the perpetration of gross human rights violations and crimes against humanity on African slaves and their descendants.”
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022
In the series of tweets, the center referred to Walker as “a leader in the field of perpetration prevention research.”
From Washington Times • May 15, 2022
"That's why I've always emphasised the need for us to directly address the reasons for perpetration of these offences and the perpetrators themselves."
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2021
Of course, Lebas had no idea of the nature of his crime, or that in England was the scene of its perpetration.
From Checkmate by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
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