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Noun: perpetration  `pe-nu'trey-shun
  1. The act of committing a crime
    - commission, committal

Derived forms: perpetrations

See also: perpetrate

Type of: crime, criminal offence [Brit, Cdn], criminal offense [US], law-breaking, offence [Brit, Cdn], offense [US]

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