vice

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♦ vice /v'aɪs/ (vices)
1 [N-COUNT]
A vice is a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone's character, but not usually as a serious fault.
Intellectual pretension was never one of his vices.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Vice refers to criminal activities, especially those connected with pornography or prostitution.
He said those responsible for offences connected with vice, gaming and drugs should be deported on conviction.
3 [N-COUNT]
A vice is a tool with a pair of parts that hold an object tightly while you do work on it. (BRIT; in AM, use vise)vice squad (vice squads)
[N-COUNT] usu the N in sing, N n
The vice squad is the section of a police force that deals with crime relating to pornography, prostitution, and gambling.
...ten vice-squad officers.vice ver|sa /v'aɪsə v'eːrsə/
[PHRASE] usu and/or/not PHR
Vice versa is used to indicate that the reverse of what you have said is true. For example `women may bring their husbands with them, and vice versa' means that men may also bring their wives with them.
Teachers qualified to teach in England are not accepted in Scotland and vice versa.

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