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vice

 
 
/vaɪs/ noun

Definition

BAD HABIT [C] something bad that someone often does: Smoking is his only vice.
CRIME [U] crime that involves sex or drugs
TOOL [C] UK (US vise) a tool used for holding something tightly while you cut it, make it smooth, etc
(Definition of vice noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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