practice

[peter123]

Hi there,

What is the meaning of the word 'practice' in the following sentence?

The practice of forced disappearances, a euphemism for murder,which was exposed in Argentina and Brazil, continues in some latin American countries and elsewhere.


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pete

[Raymott]

Hi there,

What is the meaning of the word 'practice' in the following sentence?

The practice of forced disappearances, a euphemism for murder,which was exposed in Argentina and Brazil, continues in some latin American countries and elsewhere.


Thanks
pete

It means what the dictionaries say it means:
1 a: actual performance or application <ready to carry out in practice what they advocated in principle> b: a repeated or customary action <had this irritating practice> Miriam-Webster.