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perpetration vs law-breaking

law-breaking vs perpetration

perpetration and law-breaking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
perpetration Yes No No No
law-breaking Yes No No No
As nouns, law-breaking is a hypernym of perpetration; that is, law-breaking is a word with a broader meaning than perpetration:
  • perpetration: the act of committing a crime
  • law-breaking: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of perpetration include crime, criminal offence, criminal offense.
perpetration (noun) law-breaking (noun)
the act of committing a crime (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Difference between perpetration and law-breaking

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