perpetrations

noun

Definition of perpetrationsnext
plural of perpetration
as in executions
the doing of an action the perpetration of a series of pranks that resulted in an expulsion from school

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  1. executions
  2. accomplishments
  3. implementations
Noun
  • Pope Francis also pushed Biden, who is Catholic and spoke to the pontiff last week, to prevent the executions.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • But Biden actually had promised to go further on the issue in the past, pledging to end federal executions without the caveats for terrorism and hate-motivated, mass killings.
    — Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of executions
Noun
  • Use the holiday season to evaluate the past year’s accomplishments, challenges, and lessons.
    — Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • During his time on the campaign trail, Biden struggled to reconcile this issue and tell a story of his climate accomplishments in a high profile, coherent nature while, as Sunrise noted.
    — Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accomplishments
Noun
  • Germany's approach to e-invoicing differs substantially from existing mandates in other EU member states, such as Romania and Italy, as well as from planned implementations in neighboring countries like France and Poland (scheduled for 2026).
    — Aleksandra Bal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Where most technology implementations fail is when functional people do not take the time to understand what the new tools can or cannot do.
    — Bhadresh Patel, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of implementations
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