Meanings
preposition
- idiomaticnonstandardrareBecause of (something unfavorable, immoral, negative, etc.)
Origin
By analogy with by virtue of.
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APA
by vice of. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20vice%20of
MLA
“by vice of.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20vice%20of. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “by vice of,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/by%20vice%20of.
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