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      vice
      noun
      Bad or immoral behaviour.
      (law) Any of various crimes related (depending on jurisdiction) to weapons, prostitution, pornography, gambling, alcohol, tobacco, or drugs.
      One who acts in place of a superior.
      A defect in the temper or behaviour of a horse, such as to make the animal dangerous, to injure its health, or to diminish its usefulness.
      (architecture) A winding or spiral staircase.
      A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements.
      A surname.
      (Commonwealth) Alternative spelling of vise (“mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping”). [(US) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.]
      (law enforcement, slang) Clipping of vice squad. [(law enforcement, criminology) A police section specialized in vice crimes.]
      (obsolete) A grip or grasp.
      verb
      Alternative spelling of vise (“to hold or squeeze with a vice”). [To clamp with or as with a vise.]
      adjective
      in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank
      Roots
      vitiumvic- · Latin · fault, defect
      Synonyms for vice
      deputynvicegerentnfrailtynrepresentativen
      Words related to vice
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