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1 pervert
I ['pɜːvɜːt]nome pervertito m. (-a)II [pə'vɜːt]1) (corrupt) corrompere [person, mind]2) (misrepresent) travisare [truth, facts]; snaturare [ meaning]; falsare [ values]to pervert the course of justice — dir. commettere reati volti a intralciare il corso della giustizia
* * *1. [pə'və:t] verb1) (to change (something) from what is normal or right: to pervert the course of justice.) corrompere, alterare2) (to lead (someone) to crime or to evil or immoral (especially sexually immoral) acts.) pervertire2. ['pə:və:t] noun(a person who does perverted (especially sexually immoral) acts.) pervertito- perverted* * *pervert /ˈpɜ:vɜ:t/n.pervertito; depravato: a sexual pervert, un pervertito sessuale.(to) pervert /pəˈvɜ:t/v. t.1 pervertire; corrompere; depravare; guastare● (leg.) to pervert the course of justice, falsare il corso della giustizia, fuorviare la giustizia □ to pervert the truth, distorcere la verità □ to pervert a word, travisare il significato d'una parola.* * *I ['pɜːvɜːt]nome pervertito m. (-a)II [pə'vɜːt]1) (corrupt) corrompere [person, mind]2) (misrepresent) travisare [truth, facts]; snaturare [ meaning]; falsare [ values]to pervert the course of justice — dir. commettere reati volti a intralciare il corso della giustizia
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2 pervert per·vert vb n
['pɜːvɜːt]1. vt2. n
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pervert the course of justice — legal phrase to try to influence the result of a court case, especially by preventing the true facts about a crime from being known Thesaurus: appearing in courthyponym Main entry: pervert * * * pervert the course of justice see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pervert the course of justice — If a person perverts the course of justice, they tell a lie or prevent the police from finding out the truth about something. The suspect was accused of trying to pervert the course of justice … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
pervert the course of justice — legal to try to influence the result of a court case, especially by preventing the true facts about a crime from being known … English dictionary
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pervert justice — (or pervert the course of justice) Brit : to try to stop the police from learning the facts about a criminal case She was convicted of perverting justice [=(US) obstructing justice] for lying to the police. • • • Main Entry: ↑pervert … Useful english dictionary
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pervert — I UK [pə(r)ˈvɜː(r)t] / US [pərˈvɜrt] verb [transitive] Word forms pervert : present tense I/you/we/they pervert he/she/it perverts present participle perverting past tense perverted past participle perverted 1) to affect something good or right… … English dictionary
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pervert — per|vert1 [pəˈvə:t US pərˈvə:rt] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pervertir, from Latin pervertere, from vertere to turn ] 1.) to change something in an unnatural and often harmful way ▪ Genetic scientists are often accused of… … Dictionary of contemporary English