as in execution
the doing of an action
the perpetration of a series of pranks that resulted in an expulsion from school
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Recent Examples of perpetration
Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.
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Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
People around the world were decrying the perpetration of a genocide.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Increase recognition of problem behaviors that can lead to perpetration of behaviors.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Hobart Police forwarded charges of murder and murder in perpetration of a robbery to the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
People around the world were decrying the perpetration of a genocide.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2025
Increase recognition of problem behaviors that can lead to perpetration of behaviors.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Hobart Police forwarded charges of murder and murder in perpetration of a robbery to the Lake County Prosecutor’s Office.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for perpetration
Noun
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His execution has been rescheduled nine times since 2015 for a number of reasons, including the court evaluating his appeals, per CNN.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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The companies that close the gap between leadership and execution are the ones that scale with clarity.—
Sue Mysko,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Noun
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While Beijing has agreed to postpone the implementation of some of its sweeping controls on rare earths in October, industries have continued to struggle with supply shortages.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The draft bill has already been finalized and is now with the Ministry of Culture, moving the initiative toward implementation as a national public policy.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Packages that were assembled at Amazon’s massive fulfillment centers are sent to the hubs for sorting before local gig workers and contractors pick the up for delivery.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Mladenov conditioned Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza on the fulfillment of other elements of the plan – primarily Hamas’ disarmament and achieving civil governance in Gaza.—
Eugenia Yosef,
CNN Money,
15 May 2026
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“Perpetration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perpetration. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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