perpetrated

[ pur-pi-trey-tid ]

adjective

1. (of a crime, injustice, hoax, prank, etc.) committed or carried out:

   I concluded that the entire argument for the war might be not only dubious, but a deliberately perpetrated sham.

2. (of something tasteless, false, poorly executed, etc.) presented, made, performed, etc.:

   This piece of unholy perpetrated music is a self-portrait of the artist as a maniac, without a trace of beauty in it.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of perpetrate ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·per·pe·trat·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of perpetrated¹

perpetrate ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, prosecutors argued for a longer prison term, saying that the airman had "perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history".

From BBC

It uncovered decades of abuse perpetrated by the billionaire and former Harrods owner, who died last year at the age of 94.

From BBC

Recently, he described this as "possibly the greatest organised ripoff perpetrated on the British people".

From BBC

A Tempe Democratic campaign office was forced to close earlier this month after three shootings allegedly perpetrated by an Arizona man arrested for planting an unidentified white powder on Democratic campaign signs.

From Salon

I recall being taught that those laws were a big mistake perpetrated by an infant republic, unduly empowering the president to infringe on civil liberties.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• carry out
• commit
• execute
• inflict
• wreak