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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 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?

   • 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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   Where did the word 'vice' come from?

   • The word "vice" is derived from Latin vitium "defect, offence, blemish, imperfection", in both physical and verbal senses. The character of the Vice developed from that of the domestic fool or jester some tincture in the later plays supplied from the mischief-making servants in Plautus and Terence.

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   1. a. : moral depravity or corruption : wickedness. b. : a moral fault or failing. c. : a habitual and usually trivial defect or shortcoming : foible. suffered from the vice of curiosity. 2. : blemish, defect. 3. : a physical imperfection, deformity, or taint. 4. a.

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   a moral fault or weakness in someone's character: Greed, pride, envy, and lust are considered to be vices. mainly humorous My one real vice (= bad habit) is chocolate. [ U ] illegal and immoral activities, especially involving illegal sex, drugs, etc.: The chief of police said that he was committed to wiping out vice in the city.

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   Vice can mean an immoral habit, a bad trait, a defect, or a device. It can also be a person, a character, or a preposition. Learn more about the different meanings and uses of vice with Dictionary.com.

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   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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   Vice can mean a bad habit, a moral failing, a flaw, or a criminal activity. It can also be a tool for holding objects, a deputy, or a preposition for substitution. See different meanings, synonyms, and translations of vice.

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    Vice can mean a bad habit, a crime involving sex or drugs, or a tool for holding something tightly. Learn more about the different meanings and usage of vice with examples and translations.