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Webster 1913 Edition


Perpetration

Perˊpe-tra′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
perpetratio
: cf. F.
perpétration
.]
1.
The act of perpetrating; a doing; – commonly used of doing something wrong, as a crime.
2.
The thing perpetrated; an evil action.

Webster 1828 Edition


Perpetration

PERPETRA'TION

,
Noun.
The act of committing a crime.
1.
An evil action.