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perpetration

American  
[pur-puh-tray-shuhn] / ˌpɜr pəˈtreɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act of perpetrating a crime or other offensive act.


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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

All I can say, monsieur, is that if you hope to find in me an accomplice in the perpetration of a futile and wicked act of vengeance, we will end this interview here and now.

From The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence by Sue, Eug?ne