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vice 1 /'vīs/ n1: a moral fault or failing2: defect3: immoral activity (as prostitution)vice 2 /'vīs, 'vī-sē/ prep [Latin, ablative of vic- place, turn]: in the place ofI will preside, vice the absent chairman; also: rather than
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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atrocity, bad habit, blemish, corruption, debauchery, defect, deficiency, degeneracy, delinquency, depravation, depravity, dereliction, dissipation, dissoluteness, evil, excess, failing, failure, fault, flaw, foible, fraility, immoral habit, immorality, imperfection, impurity, inadequacy, incontinence, indecency, indulgence, infamy, infirmity, iniquity, lack, lewdness, libertinism, licentiousness, looseness, mar, maleficence, malignance, misconduct, misdeed, obliquity, outrage, perversion, profligacy, shortcoming, sin, sinfulness, transgression, turpitude, unchastity, vileness, wantonness, weak point, weakness, wickedness, wrong, wrongdoing
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bad repute, flaw, foible, guilt, mens rea, mischief, misdoing, sodomy, wrong
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.Immorality; bad behavior; a bad habit.prefix.Next in rank; a deputy for someone else, such as a vice president.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A fault, flaw, defect, or imperfection. Immoral conduct, practice, or habit.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A fault, flaw, defect, or imperfection. Immoral conduct, practice, or habit.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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vice — [ vis ] n. m. • 1138; lat. vitium I ♦ 1 ♦ Vieilli LE VICE : disposition habituelle au mal; conduite qui en résulte. ⇒ immoralité, 3. mal, péché. « L hypocrisie est un hommage que le vice rend à la vertu » (La Rochefoucauld). Le vice et la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
vice- — ♦ Particule invariable, du lat. vice « à la place de, pour », qui se joint à quelques noms ou titres de fonctions exercées en second, à la place de qqn. ⇒ adjoint, remplaçant. ● vice Préfixe, du latin vice, à la place de, exprimant une fonction… … Encyclopédie Universelle
vice — 1. (vi s ) s. m. 1° Défaut, imperfection grave (ce qui est le premier sens de vitium, en latin). Vice de forme. Il y a un vice considérable dans cet acte. • Il est étrange que Corneille ait senti le vice de son sujet, et qu il n ait pas senti … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
Vice — is a practice or habit that is considered immoral, depraved, and/or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a defect, an infirmity, or merely a bad habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity,… … Wikipedia
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Vice — Vice, a. [Cf. F. vice . See {Vice}, prep.] Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vice — Vice, n. [F., from L. vitium.] 1. A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse. [1913 Webster] Withouten vice of syllable or letter. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Mark the vice … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vice — Vice, Vitium. Un vice qui est quand une personne baaille souvent, Oscedo oscediþnis. Quand il s en faut quelque partie, c est un grand vice, Deesse aliquam partem mendosum est. Vices couvers et cachez, Vicia infucata aut tecta. Vices qui s en… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
vice — S3 [vaıs] n [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin vitium fault, vice ] 1.) [U] criminal activities that involve sex or drugs ▪ the fight against vice on the streets ▪ The police have smashed a vice ring (=a group of criminals… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vice — S3 [vaıs] n [Sense: 1 3; Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin vitium fault, vice ] 1.) [U] criminal activities that involve sex or drugs ▪ the fight against vice on the streets ▪ The police have smashed a vice ring (=a group of criminals… … Dictionary of contemporary English