perpetration
Doing the deed
Perpetration is the carrying out of a crime, harmful act, or wrongdoing.
The word appears almost exclusively in formal or legal contexts: the perpetration of fraud, the perpetration of violence against civilians.
It emphasizes the act of committing rather than the act itself—focusing on agency and responsibility.
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- crimePunishable illegal act
- burglaryIllegal entry to commit crime
robbery · assault · fraud · arson · theft · larceny · vandalism · homicide
Moral self-reproach
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- responsibilityState of being answerable
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
fault · culprit · wrongdoing · misconduct · complicity · incrimination · indictment · accusation
Payment for services rendered
- enactmentPassing into law
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- undertakingTask one commits to
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
completion · prosecution · discharge · effectuation · doing · committing · performing · operation
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- connivanceWillful blindness to wrongdoing
- machinationCrafty scheming, often hostile
complicity · cabal · intrigue · subterfuge · clandestine · covert · underhanded · co-conspirator
Planned before acting
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- intentionalDone on purpose
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
purposeful · planned · schemed · orchestrated · methodical · systematic · cold-blooded · conscious
felony
Serious criminal offense
- misdemeanorLesser criminal charge
- offenseViolation or umbrage
- crimePunishable illegal act
burglary · robbery · assault · fraud · arson · theft · larceny · vandalism · homicide · manslaughter
guilt
Moral self-reproach
- blameAssign responsibility for wrongdoing
- liabilityLegal or financial obligation
- responsibilityState of being answerable
accountability · fault · culprit · wrongdoing · misconduct · complicity · incrimination · indictment · accusation · condemnation
commission
Payment for services rendered
- enactmentPassing into law
- implementationPutting plans into effect
- undertakingTask one commits to
accomplishment · completion · prosecution · discharge · effectuation · doing · committing · performing · operation · orchestration
plot
Storyline or land parcel
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
- collusionFraudulent secret cooperation
- connivanceWillful blindness to wrongdoing
machination · complicity · cabal · intrigue · subterfuge · clandestine · covert · underhanded · co-conspirator · mastermind
premeditated
Planned before acting
- calculatedFigured out mathematically
- intentionalDone on purpose
- willfulIntentionally unyielding
deliberate · purposeful · planned · schemed · orchestrated · methodical · systematic · cold-blooded · conscious · volitional
perpetrationnonperformance
Failure to fulfill obligation
abstention · nonfulfillment · inaction · omission · forbearance
perpetrationprevention
Stopping something before occurring
deterrence · thwarting · intervention · obstruction · interdiction