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perpetrate
Verb
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If you perpetrate, you carry out or commit a crime.
a
Determinative
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A is used when the following word could be any of a certain type.
Compare "A book I saw on the shelf" and "The book I gave you yesterday".
a
Noun
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A is the first letter of the alphabet.
The letter "a" comes before "b".
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In some schools, an A is a very high grade.
Ron got an A on his earth science test.
crime
Noun
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A crime is an act that is against the law and for which you can go to jail.
Murder is a crime.
New York has a lot of crime.
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A crime is an extremely bad action.
Letting that puppy die is a crime.