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   12 meanings: 1. an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait 2. habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral,.... Click for more definitions.

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     1. an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait. 2....

   • Vise

     US → a variant spelling of vice2.... Click for English...

   • Vice Girl

     A woman who works as a prostitute.... Click for English...

   • Vicary

     2 meanings: obsolete 1. the office or position of a vicar 2....

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   • Vice Den

     A place in which criminal activities, esp those connected...

   • Vice Admiral

     A commissioned officer of flag rank in certain navies,...

   • Vice Chancellor

     4 meanings: 1. the chief executive or administrator at some...

2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishVICE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   VICE definition: 1. used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions…. Learn more.

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   Meaning & use. 1. 2. 5. 1.a. 1297–. Depravity or corruption of morals; evil, immoral, or wicked habits or conduct; indulgence in degrading pleasures or practices. 1297. Hit is ney vif ȝer þat we abbeþ yliued in such vice, Vor we nadde noȝt to done, & in such delice.

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   Vice definition: an immoral or evil habit or practice. See examples of VICE used in a sentence.

5. factmyth.com › vices-and-virtues-explainedVices and Virtues Explained - Fact / Myth

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   Sep 2, 2016 · Aristotle defined vice and virtue as: vice is an excess or deficiency of virtue, and virtue is the mean between two accompanying vices that exists within a “sphere”. [9] For example, in the sphere of “getting and spending”, “charity” is the virtuous mean (the balance) between “greed” and “wasteful extravagance”.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionvice noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   The vice is used to hold an object in place while work is done on it. He held my arm in a vice-like (= very firm) grip . Word Origin senses 1 to 2 Middle English: via Old French from Latin vitium . sense 3 Middle English (denoting a screw or winch): from Old French vis , from Latin vitis ‘vine’.

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   What does vice mean?

   • VICE definition: 1. used as part of the title of particular positions. The person who holds one of these positions…. Learn more.

   VICE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   What is a terrible vice?

   • Greed is a terrible vice. (humorous) Chocolate brownies are my only vice. He used his inheritance to indulge his vices of drinking and gambling. She often spends a fortune on clothes—it's her greatest vice. (especially British English) [countable] a tool with two metal blocks that can be moved together by turning a screw.

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   What is a vice in a sentence?

   • A viceis a habit that is regarded as a weakness in someone's character, but not usually as a serious fault. His only vice is to get drunk on champagne after concluding a successful piece of business. 2. uncountable noun Vicerefers to criminal activities, especially those connected with pornography or prostitution.

   VICE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   What is the plural of Vice?

   • Word forms: pluralvices 1. countable noun A viceis a habit that is regarded as a weakness in someone's character, but not usually as a serious fault. His only vice is to get drunk on champagne after concluding a successful piece of business.

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   What is a real vice?

   • Greed, pride, envy, and lust are considered to be vices. mainly humorous My one real vice (= bad habit) is chocolate. The chief of police said that he was committed to wiping out vice in the city. Vices are often used to hold pieces of wood that are being cut or smoothed. Her hand tightened like a vice around his arm.

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   What does vice mean in criminology?

   • Vice refers to criminal activities, especially those connected with pornography or prostitution. He said those convicted of offences connected with vice should be deported. A vice is a tool with a pair of parts that hold an object tightly while you do work on it. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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   1. an immoral, wicked, or evil habit, action, or trait. 2. habitual or frequent indulgence in pernicious, immoral, or degrading practices. 3. a specific form of pernicious conduct, esp prostitution or sexual perversion. 4. a failing or imperfection in character, conduct, etc. smoking is his only vice.