PERPETRATION Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

perpetration

noun

Definition of perpetration

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. — 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

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Noun

William Frances Silvia, 61, would be the 13th prisoner put to death this year in Florida, which has two more executions scheduled in September and has carried out more than half of the nation's 22 executions so far in 2026.

— CBS News, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
His focus is on sharper positioning, better alignment with revenuepriorities, and stronger execution across the team.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

His massive economic reforms and their poor implementation has had a knock-on effect on the price of just about everything, resulting in the country's worst economic hardship in a generation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
The challenge is to shift from delay and indecision to implementation.

— Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

Amazon is also continuing to invest in its warehouses, smaller fulfillment centers closer to customers and its fleet of trucks as the company competes to deliver packages within minutes or hours instead of just days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
If all goes to plan, a fulfillment target for November has been set, with shipping charges including international freight, import taxes, and delivery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of fulfillment

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