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deviancy

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de·vi·ant  (dv-nt)
adj.
Differing from a norm or from the accepted standards of a society.
n.
One that differs from a norm, especially a person whose behavior and attitudes differ from accepted social standards.

[Middle English deviaunt, from Late Latin dvins, dviant-, present participle of dvire, to deviate; see deviate.]

devi·ance, devi·an·cy n.
Translations
deviancy
nabweichendes Verhalten, Devianz f


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That sort of suspicion, denunciation, and searching out of deviancy makes me think of things like the witch trials in Salem.
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