vice

  1. Noun.  A bad habit.
  2. Noun.  (legal) prostitution.
  3. Noun.  A mechanical screw apparatus used for clamping or holding (also spelled vise).
  4. Adjective.  in place of; subordinate to; designating a person below another in rank.
  5. Preposition.  instead of, in place of.

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