Perpetrate, as a crime

I believe the answer is:

commit

(Other definitions for commit that I've seen before include "Entrust; carry out" , "Perform an illegal act" , "Send to prison or pledge" , "Dedicate" , "Perpetrate, carry out (a crime)" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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