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pervert

[per-vurt, pur-vert] / pərˈvɜrt, ˈpɜr vərt /
NOUN
person who lacks morals
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The rules—or lack thereof—around these blacklists don’t serve justice but pervert it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

A 29-year-old man from Slough, arrested on Thursday on suspicion of assisting an offender and attempting to pervert the course of justice, has been released on bail, until 15 August.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2025

Among the other arrests was a 28-year-old woman from Kettering, who was released on bail after being arrested on suspicion of attempting to pervert the course of justice.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

Acting High Court of Fiji Chief Justice Salesi Temo sentenced the 70-year-old in the capital Suva on a conviction for attempting to pervert the course of justice.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

“Go back to the early 1800s in England, before some pervert invented machinery. What was life there?”

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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