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PERPETRATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does perpetration mean? 

PERPETRATION (noun)
  The noun PERPETRATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of committing a crimeplay

  Familiarity information: PERPETRATION used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PERPETRATION (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of committing a crime

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

commission; committal; perpetration

Hypernyms ("perpetration" is a kind of...):

crime; criminal offence; criminal offense; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)

Derivation:

perpetrate (perform an act, usually with a negative connotation)


 Context examples 


Jim Hall believed that the judge knew all about it and was hand in glove with the police in the perpetration of the monstrous injustice.

(White Fang, by Jack London)



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