heinous act

collocation in English

meaningsofheinousandact

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heinous
adjective
uk
/ˈheɪ.nəs/us
/ˈheɪ.nəs/
very bad ...
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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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(Definition ofheinousandactfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofheinous act

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In her message she indirectly hinted her uncle not to commit suchheinousactof betrayal to his country.
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They must be brought to justice for this barbaric andheinousact.
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This resolution makes clear that those responsible for thisheinousactmust be held accountable.
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The 3rd was the victim of aheinousactof war when they were attacked in their billet and refused quarter in 1778.
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The writer wanted to know how the typical family would react to such aheinousactbeing perpetrated on their daughter, and what they were truly capable of.
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All morning, we have been told about individuals who have committed the most ghastly and heinous acts and are a threat to society.
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I completely agree with you: there really are so many heinous acts there that we must all try to do as much as we can.
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The transportability of individuals and their heinous acts is something with which the law must be able to contend.
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Her two most heinous acts as a teenager occurred at about the same time.
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He has performed various heinous acts to please his demonic spirit masters and enhance his own evil powers.
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The perpetrators of these heinous acts will be dealt with firmly.
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Nonetheless, serious and heinous acts of familial and random violence occur periodically, directly within the interior of the neighborhood.
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In the middle, a vengeful man committing heinous acts against his enemies.
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Hyde, complete with fangs and scraggy hair, skulks through the city committing such heinous acts as stealing a woman's purse.
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For example, one of the strongest reasons for ragging to happen is that the raggers are dead sure that parents would never ever get to know their heinous acts.
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