Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Perversion

Perversion , noun

[Latin perversio: compare French perversion. See Pervert.]

The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying to a wrong end or use.
Violations and perversions of the laws. — Bacon