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perpetrate

[pur-pi-treyt] / ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪt /


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On Friday, media regulator Roskomnadzor announced it was considering fully banning WhatsApp, accusing it of being a vessel to perpetrate "crime".

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

“The powers of government must never again perpetrate an injustice against any group based solely on ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

“The sportsbooks themselves are victims in this case. They themselves did not perpetrate anything unlawful,” said Joseph Nocella Jr., the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of New York.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

He added that the sentencing showed the force "will relentlessly pursue those who perpetrate violence against women and girls and bring them to justice".

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2024

What was interesting about this little insight was that I could see the army had a point, but it still seemed like a sneaky trick to perpetrate on all those simple country folk.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff