perpetration
Americannoun
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She described the prosecution's claim of double indirect perpetration in the murder charge as "experimental".
From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026
The two men were charged at a Berlin court with two counts of “joint perpetration of especially serious treason,” prosecutors said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
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
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
Those who feel indignant at the perpetration of wrong, feel for the instant that they are the victims; and when they attack the aggressor they feel that they are defending themselves.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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