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Definition of Vice

Vice A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection; as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a horse. A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites; customary deviation in a single respect, or in general, from a right standard, implying a defect of natural character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of vice; the vice of intemperance. The buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes of another, or of Vice itself; -- called also Iniquity. A kind of instrument for holding work, as in filing. Same as Vise. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods, for casements. A gripe or grasp. To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice. In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed postmaster vice C. D. resigned. Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice agent; vice consul, etc. Related Definitions: Agent, Also, An, And, Another, Appointed, As, Assume, Authority, Blemish, Buffoon, Called, Certain, Character, Conduct, Constitution, Consul, Custom, Customary, Defect, Degrading, Denoting, Depravity, Designating, Deviation, Drawing, Duties, English, Error, Especially, Failing, Fault, Filing, Flat, For, From, General, Grasp, Gripe, Grooved, Habit, Harmful, Having, Hold, Holding, Horse, If, Immoral, Immorality, Imperfection, Implying, In, Indulgence, Iniquity, Instrument, Intemperance, Into, Is, Itself, Kind, Lead, Life, May, Moral, Moralities, Name, Natural, Of, Office, Officer, Old, One, Or, Place, Political, Postmaster, President, Rank, Resigned, Respect, Result, Right, Same, Second, Single, Sometimes, Squeeze, Standard, Stead, Superior, That, The, To, Tool, Training, Vice, Vise, Was, Who, Wickedness, With, Work

Vice Quotations People don't vote for vice president, they vote for president. Susan Estrich The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries. Winston Churchill What keeps us from abandoning ourselves entirely to one vice, often, is the fact that we have several. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. Francois de La Rochefoucauld Vice president - it has such a nice ring to it! Geraldine Ferraro

Vice Translations vice in Dutch is ondeugd, gebrek vice in French is vice, vertu vice in German is Schraubstock, entgegen, Laster, Schraubstock vice in Italian is vizio vice in Latin is vitium vice in Portuguese is virtude

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