- past tense form of perpetrate.
- past participle of perpetrate.
perpetrated
Example Sentences
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The pandemic-era posts from El-Sayed did not celebrate the tragedy or the terrorists who perpetrated the attacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
Due to the gravity of the offenses, the location where they were perpetrated, and the fact that he was already out on two separate bonds, Poland initially set his new bond at $1.25 million.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
Press freedom watchdog Reporters Without Borders, which had a representative in court, wrote on social media that the trial "revives hope that justice will finally be served for a crime perpetrated nearly nine years ago".
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
He slowly became obsessed with the idea that high fees were a moral wrong perpetrated on American investors by an ethically bankrupt Wall Street fund-management industry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
To Michael Burry, the subprime mortgage market looked increasingly like a fraud perpetrated by a handful of subprime bond trading desks.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
