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 What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted? — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026 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

And post-race Hamilton again noted how Ferrari’s teamwork execution wasn’t handled well — on Saturday or Sunday.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Reducing those delays could allow more accelerators to function as one execution environment.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

EuroHPC is overseeing the implementation of 19 AI Factories and 13 AI Factory Antennas across Europe, while also developing a European quantum-computing infrastructure that will integrate quantum technologies with conventional supercomputers.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Among the components in the legislation are funding for mobile crisis teams, the implementation of a suicide prevention awareness campaign and a requirement for all health insurance plans to cover crisis services.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of implementation

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Many of the buildings were cavernous fulfillment centers built during the pandemic-era online-shopping boom that were sitting empty near highways, airports and other transportation hubs.

— María Luisa Paúl, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
With fulfillment time as the firm’s North Star KPI, the team combined RPA, low-code tools and agentic AI to speed up inbound and outbound logistics, giving AI real autonomy over routing decisions.

— Rajesh Gharpure, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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