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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] vitium fault, vice | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] vitium fault, vice | ||
| − | *Date: [ | + | *Date: [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1 a : [[moral]] depravity or corruption : wickedness | *1 a : [[moral]] depravity or corruption : wickedness | ||
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'''Vice''' is a [[practice]] or a [[habit]] considered immoral, depraved, and/or degrading in the [[associated]] [[society]]. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a [[defect]], an infirmity or merely a bad [[habit]]. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity, [[sin]], [[iniquity]], wickedness and corruption. The [[modern]] [[English]] term that best captures its [[original]] [[meaning]] is the word vicious, which means "full of vice". In this sense, the [[word]] ''vice'' comes from the [[Latin]] word vitium, meaning "failing or defect". Vice is the [[opposite]] of [[virtue]]. | '''Vice''' is a [[practice]] or a [[habit]] considered immoral, depraved, and/or degrading in the [[associated]] [[society]]. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a [[defect]], an infirmity or merely a bad [[habit]]. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity, [[sin]], [[iniquity]], wickedness and corruption. The [[modern]] [[English]] term that best captures its [[original]] [[meaning]] is the word vicious, which means "full of vice". In this sense, the [[word]] ''vice'' comes from the [[Latin]] word vitium, meaning "failing or defect". Vice is the [[opposite]] of [[virtue]]. | ||
| − | In the [ | + | In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom United Kingdom] the term vice is commonly used in [[law]] and law enforcement to refer to [[criminal]] offenses related to [[prostitution]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambling gambling], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pornography pornography]. In the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States] the term is also used to refer to [[crimes]] related to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol alcohol] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcotics narcotics]. The precise legality or illegality of such acts is dependent on the [[jurisdiction]]. Other similar types of [[acts]] perceived as immoral or obscene may be classified as vice by law enforcement as well. |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://www.literalmagazine.com/es/archive-L14.php A bilingual Magazine dedicated to Vices and Addictions] |
[[Category: Law]] | [[Category: Law]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:42, 13 December 2020
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin vitium fault, vice
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- 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 often capitalized : a character representing one of the vices in an English morality play
- b : buffoon, jester
- 5 : an abnormal behavior pattern in a domestic animal detrimental to its health or usefulness
- 6 : sexual immorality; especially : prostitution
Synonyms
Fault, offense
Description
Vice is a practice or a habit considered immoral, depraved, and/or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a defect, an infirmity or merely a bad habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity, sin, iniquity, wickedness and corruption. The modern English term that best captures its original meaning is the word vicious, which means "full of vice". In this sense, the word vice comes from the Latin word vitium, meaning "failing or defect". Vice is the opposite of virtue.
In the United Kingdom the term vice is commonly used in law and law enforcement to refer to criminal offenses related to prostitution, gambling, and pornography. In the United States the term is also used to refer to crimes related to alcohol and narcotics. The precise legality or illegality of such acts is dependent on the jurisdiction. Other similar types of acts perceived as immoral or obscene may be classified as vice by law enforcement as well.
