perpetrate
verb
per·pe·trate
ˈpər-pə-ˌtrāt 
perpetrated; perpetrating
1
: to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
2
: to produce, perform, or execute (something likened to a crime)
perpetrate a pun
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Examples of perpetrate in a Sentence
The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery.
The attack was perpetrated by a street gang.
He vowed revenge for the crime perpetrated on his family.
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Later, Schwimmer and accomplices turned themselves in; most of them were Jewish, and argued that seeing the abject cruelty and genocide perpetrated against the Jews in the Holocaust steeled their resolve to make a righteous moral choice.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Trump lays groundwork for cheating allegations Trump during the rally also made false claims about Democrats perpetrating election fraud in the 2024 race for the White House.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The movies, starring David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, a mysterious and menacing being, have become cult staples thanks to their exceptionally violent and bloody murders, almost all of which are perpetrated by Art himself.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
The international community is showing a dangerous complacency about the level of violations being perpetrated by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as Israel continues to annex large parts of the OPT.
—Mary Robinson, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
Trump lays groundwork for cheating allegations Trump during the rally also made false claims about Democrats perpetrating election fraud in the 2024 race for the White House.
—David Jackson, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
The movies, starring David Howard Thornton as Art the Clown, a mysterious and menacing being, have become cult staples thanks to their exceptionally violent and bloody murders, almost all of which are perpetrated by Art himself.
—Barry Levitt, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2024
The international community is showing a dangerous complacency about the level of violations being perpetrated by Israeli forces and Jewish settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as Israel continues to annex large parts of the OPT.
—Mary Robinson, TIME, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Perpetrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetrate. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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perpetrate
verb
per·pe·trate
ˈpər-pə-ˌtrāt
perpetrated; perpetrating
: to be guilty of doing : commit
Legal Definition
perpetrate
transitive verb
per·pe·trate
ˈpər-pə-ˌtrāt
perpetrated; perpetrating
: to carry out or bring about (as a crime)
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