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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

Two other people - Emma McVie, 27, and Gary Robertson 22 - also appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh and pleaded guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

They also all claim the state-run institution conspired with Fujitsu to pervert the course of justice by "deliberately and dishonestly" withholding evidence.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 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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