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Villainy

The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous; extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy of the seducer.

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Evil 76% connected

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless or deleterious…

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Evilness 76% connected

The condition or quality of being evil; badness; viciousness; malignity; vileness; as, evilness of heart; the evilness of sin.

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Transgression 76% connected

The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known principle of rectitude; breach of com…

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Villainous 74% connected

Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.

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Villainous 74% connected

Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or wretch.

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Discretion noun · 86% connection

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

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Free will noun · 86% connection

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

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Illegality noun · 86% connection

unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

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Infection noun · 86% connection

(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure

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Jurisdiction noun · 86% connection

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

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Lawlessness noun · 86% connection

illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

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Legal power noun · 86% connection

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

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Legality noun · 86% connection

lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute

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Non-canonicity noun · 86% connection

The quality or state of not being canonical, of not conforming to a general rule or common procedure.; "This holds minor literature ho…

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Outlawry noun · 86% connection

illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

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Removability noun · 86% connection

The state of being able to be dismissed from office.; "The ‘democratic revolution’ emphasized the delegation of authority and the remo…

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Self-determination noun · 86% connection

determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

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Suability noun · 86% connection

(law) liability to be sued.; "That case, and others in this court relating to the suability of States, proceeded upon the broad ground…

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Unconstitutionality noun · 86% connection

The status of being unconstitutional; of not being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.; "On April 2013 the…

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Validity noun · 86% connection

the quality of having legal force or effectiveness

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Validness noun · 86% connection

the quality of having legal force or effectiveness

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Abandoned adjective · 78% connection

Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked ; as, an abandoned villain.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: villain, villainous, extreme, depravity, atrocious.
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Atrocious adjective · 78% connection

Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds.

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Atrocity noun · 78% connection

Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.

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Corruption noun · 78% connection

The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity o…

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Dark adjective · 78% connection

Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked; atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: villain, villainous, extreme, depravity, atrocious.
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Debaucher noun · 78% connection

One who debauches or corrupts others; especially, a seducer to lewdness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: villain, villainous, extreme, depravity, atrocious.
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Degeneracy noun · 78% connection

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: villain, villainous, extreme, depravity, atrocious.
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Depravation noun · 78% connection

The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: villain, villainous, extreme, depravity, atrocious.
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Depravedness noun · 78% connection

Depravity.

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Depravement noun · 78% connection

Depravity.

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Depravity noun · 78% connection

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles; "the luxury and corruption among the upper classes"; "moral degeneracy fo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: villain, villainous, extreme, depravity, atrocious.
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Devilry noun · 78% connection

Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness; deviltry.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: villain, villainous, extreme, depravity, atrocious.
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