Definitions for perpetrate
ˈpɜr pɪˌtreɪtper·pe·trate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perpetrate, commit, pullverb

   perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

   "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. perpetrateverb

   To be guilty of, or responsible for a crime etc; to commit.

2. Etymology: From perpetratus, past participle of perpetrare, from per + patrare, akin to potis, potens; see potent.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To PERPETRATEverb

   Etymology: perpetro, Lat. perpetrer, Fr.

   1. To commit; to act. Always in an ill sense.

   Hear of such a crime
   As tragick poets, since the birth of time,
   Ne’er feign’d a thronging audience to amaze;
   But true and perpetrated in our days. Nahum Tate, Juvenal.

   My tender infants or my careful sire,
   These they returning will to death require,
   Will perpetrate on them the first design,
   And take the forfeit of their heads for mine. Dryden.

   The forest, which in after-times,
   Fierce Romulus, for perpetrated crimes,
   A sacred refuge made. Dryden.

   2. It is used by Butler in a neutral sense, in compliance with his verse, but not properly.

   Success, the mark no mortal wit,
   Or surest hand can always hit;
   For whatsoe’er we perpetrate,
   We do but row, we’re steer’d by fate. Hudibras.

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1. perpetrate

   In law enforcement jargon, a suspect is a known person accused or suspected of committing a crime. Police and reporters in the United States often use the word suspect as a jargon when referring to the perpetrator of the offense (perp in dated U.S. slang). However, in official definition, the perpetrator is the robber, assailant, counterfeiter, etc.—the person who committed the crime. The distinction between suspect and perpetrator recognizes that the suspect is not known to have committed the offense, while the perpetrator—who may not yet have been suspected of the crime, and is thus not necessarily a suspect—is the one who did. The suspect may be a different person from the perpetrator, or there may have been no actual crime, which would mean there is no perpetrator.A common error in police reports is a witness description of the suspect (as a witness generally describes a perpetrator, while a mug shot is of a suspect). Frequently it is stated that police are looking for the suspect, when there is no suspect; the police could be looking for a suspect, but they are surely looking for the perpetrator, and very often it is impossible to tell from such a police report whether there is a suspect or not. Possibly because of the misuse of "suspect" to mean "perpetrator", police in the late 20th and early 21st century began to use person of interest, possible suspect, and even possible person of interest, to mean suspect.Under the judicial systems of the U.S., once a decision is approved to arrest a suspect, or bind him over for trial, either by a prosecutor issuing an information, a grand jury issuing a true bill or indictment, or a judge issuing an arrest warrant, the suspect can then be properly called a defendant, or the accused. Only after being convicted is the suspect properly called the perpetrator.

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1. perpetrate

   To perpetrate is to carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral action. It involves being responsible for and actively engaging in a wrongdoing or crime.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Perpetrateverb

   to do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed

2. Etymology: [L. perpetratus, p. p. of perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Perpetrate

   pėr′pē-trāt, v.t. to perform or commit (usually in a bad sense): to produce (as a poor pun).—adj. Per′petrable.—ns. Perpetrā′tion, act of committing a crime: the thing perpetrated: an evil action; Per′petrātor. [L. perpetrāre, -ātum—per, thoroughly, patrāre, to perform.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of perpetrate in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of perpetrate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of perpetrate in a Sentence

1. Gavin Newsom:

   Before she can be safely released, Van Houten must do more to develop her understanding of the factors that caused her to seek acceptance from such a negative, violent influence, and perpetrate extreme acts of wanton violence.

2. Pete Buttigieg:

   The message I will send is if they perpetrate a repeat of anything like Tiananmen Square when it comes to Hong Kong, they will be isolated from the free world and we will lead that isolation both diplomatically and economically.

3. Sigrid McCawley:

   They are no longer in a position to use the dance world and their professions to perpetrate criminal behavior against young girls aspiring to become great dancers, brave women are now coming forward and saying they must be stopped. We are grateful their voices are being heard.

4. David Hogg:

   Police officers are supposed to be the people that protect and serve our community, not hate and perpetrate violence like he was kind of advocating for on there, that's just disgusting.

5. Merrick Garland:

   The Justice Department fully recognizes the threat that white supremacist violence poses to the safety of the American people and American democracy, we will continue to be relentless in our efforts to combat hate crimes, to support the communities terrorized by them, and to hold accountable those who perpetrate them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=perpetrate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Perpetrate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=perpetrate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perpetrate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/perpetrate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=perpetrate