perpetration
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"This construct of so-called indirect perpetration is, as the word suggests, a construct that is factually incorrect and cannot be proven," she said.
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
But, in the latter case, so indirect is the method of operation that many of those who are benefited by it are unaware of the perpetration of any wrong.
From Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 by Jones, John P. (John Percival)
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