per·pe·trate 
/ˈpɚpəˌtreɪt/ verb
per·pe·trates; per·pe·trat·ed; per·pe·trat·ing /ˈpɚpəˌtreɪt/ verb [+ obj] formal : to do (something that is illegal or wrong)
▪ The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery. ▪ The attack was perpetrated by a street gang. ▪ He vowed revenge for the crime perpetrated on his family.
▪ The men were planning to perpetrate a robbery. ▪ The attack was perpetrated by a street gang. ▪ He vowed revenge for the crime perpetrated on his family.
— per·pe·tra·tion /ˌpɚpəˈtreɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
/ˌpɚpəˈtreɪʃən/ noun [noncount]— per·pe·tra·tor /ˈpɚpəˌtreɪtɚ/ noun, plural per·pe·tra·tors [count]
▪ The police caught the perpetrators who robbed the bank.
/ˈpɚpəˌtreɪtɚ/ noun, plural per·pe·tra·tors [count] ▪ The police caught the perpetrators who robbed the bank.
