noun
perpetration
per-puh-TRAY-shun/ˌpɜːrpəˈtreɪʃn/
The act of committing a crime or harmful deed.
The hammer's impact shows the perpetration of deliberate damage to the car.
Etymology
The pieces describe the act of carrying something out completely. The criminal meaning follows the associated verb’s shift from neutral accomplishment toward wrongdoing through its early English use in statutes.
In context
believing that money was not coming from the Southern Poverty Law Center in the perpetration of this scheme and fraud
More examples
- She is accused of aiding the perpetration of a robbery.
- The policy aims to prevent the perpetration of violence.
- They concealed evidence of the perpetration of these crimes.
Forms
perpetration · perpetrations
perpetrate verb — To commit a crime or harmful deed.
perpetrator noun — Someone who commits a crime or harmful deed.
Similar words
- commission
- Also means committing an offense, especially in legal contexts.
- wrongdoing
- Names improper conduct rather than the act of committing it.