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Perversion

The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use.

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actus reus 76% connected

The act or omission that forms the physical part of a crime.

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Curve 76% connected

Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a curve surface.

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Misconduct 76% connected

Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.

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Sex 76% connected

The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of prope…

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Wrongdoing 76% connected

Evil or wicked behavior or action.

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Buggery 76% connected

Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy.

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Head 76% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

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Sodomy 76% connected

Carnal copulation in a manner against nature; buggery.

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Abuse 74% connected

To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to ma…

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Abuse 74% connected

To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert; as, to abuse inherited gold; to ma…

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Bail noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Complaint noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Crime noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offence noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offense noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Insanity plea noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Law-breaking noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Partial verdict noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Plea bargain noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea bargaining noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea of insanity noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Principal noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

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Abusive adjective · 78% connection

Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.

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Allow verb · 78% connection

To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a claim; to allow the tr…

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Altitude noun · 78% connection

The elevation of a point, or star, or other celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc of a vertical circle intercepted…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: perverting, perverted, turning, truth, right.
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Amusing adjective · 78% connection

Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: perverting, perverted, turning, truth, right.
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Argumentation noun · 78% connection

The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion; the operation of infe…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: perverting, perverted, turning, truth, right.
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Beguiling adjective · 78% connection

Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: perverting, perverted, turning, truth, right.
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Block verb · 78% connection

A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it may be attached to an…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: perverting, perverted, turning, truth, right.
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Change verb · 78% connection

To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to change one's occupation…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: perverting, perverted, turning, truth, right.
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Conversion noun · 78% connection

A spiritual and moral change attending a change of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change from the service of the world t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: perverting, perverted, turning, truth, right.
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Corrupt adjective · 78% connection

Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth, etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased; perverted; as, corrupt l…

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Deflection noun · 78% connection

The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside; a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending, esp. downward; devi…

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Degeneration noun · 78% connection

The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having become worse; decline; degradation; debasement; degeneracy; deterioration.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: perverting, perverted, turning, truth, right.
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Depravation noun · 78% connection

Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion.

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Deterioration noun · 78% connection

The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

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Dextrorotatory adjective · 78% connection

Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp., turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the right hand; as…

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