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   vice

   /vʌɪs/

   noun

   • 1. immoral or wicked behaviour: "an open sewer of vice and crime" Similar immoralitywrongdoingwrongwickednessbadnessevil-doingeviliniquityvillainyvenalityimpuritycorruptioncorruptnessmisconductsinsinfulnessungodlinessgodlessnessunholinessunrighteousnessprofanitydepravitydegeneracyturpitudesordidityperversionpervertednessdissolutiondissipationdebaucherydecadencelasciviousnesslewdnesslecherylecherousnessdegradationcrimetransgressionoffenceimmoral actevil actact of wickednessfall from gracearchaic:trespassrare:peccabilitypeccancyOpposite virtuerighteousness
   • ▪ criminal activities involving prostitution, pornography, or drugs: "a mobile phone network is being used to peddle vice" Similar immoralitywrongdoingwrongwickednessbadnessevil-doingeviliniquityvillainyvenalityimpuritycorruptioncorruptnessmisconductsinsinfulnessungodlinessgodlessnessunholinessunrighteousnessprofanitydepravitydegeneracyturpitudesordidityperversionpervertednessdissolutiondissipationdebaucherydecadencelasciviousnesslewdnesslecherylecherousnessdegradationcrimetransgressionoffenceimmoral actevil actact of wickednessfall from gracearchaic:trespassrare:peccabilitypeccancyOpposite virtuerighteousness
   • ▪ an immoral or wicked personal characteristic: "hypocrisy is a particularly sinister vice"
   • ▪ a weakness of character or behaviour; a bad habit: "cigars happen to be my father's vice" Similar shortcomingfailingflawfaultdefectweaknessweak pointdeficiencylimitationimperfectionblemishfoiblefallibilityfrailtyinfirmityOpposite virtuestrong point
   • ▪ a bad or neurotic habit of stabled horses, typically arising as a result of boredom.

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin vitium.

   Derivatives

   • 1. viceless adjective

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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.

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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 is a vice in police?

   • A vice is a moral failing or a bad habit. Lying and cheating are both forms of vice. In the United States, municipal police departments often have a bureau dedicated to vice, manned by vice cops, whose job it is to fight crime related to alcohol, drugs, and gambling.

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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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   used as part of a title to show the rank of an officer or official of a company or organization, immediately below a president or chairperson: a vice principal. Vice Premier Zhu Rongji. He served as vice chairman of the federal reserve. There are three vice presidents in that company.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word vice, from moral faults and immorality to preposition and prefix. See synonyms, examples, etymology, and related words for vice.

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   Learn the various meanings and uses of the word vice in English, from a habitual weakness or fault to a tool for holding an object. Compare different dictionaries, synonyms, pronunciation, and examples.

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

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   A vice is a moral failing or a bad habit. Lying and cheating are both forms of vice.

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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. Definition of vice noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    What does the noun vice mean? There are 12 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun vice , one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.