Commentary: Refers to the general evil in the world, not a specific kind. A mass noun.
Examples:
Las Vegas is a wretched hive of vice and villainy.
He's a man weighed down with vice and greed.
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Commentary: A type of human weakness, or one person's. Can have indeterminatives. A count noun.
Examples:
Gambling has always been my vice.
He's a man of many vices, but womanizing worst among them.
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Commentary: The part of a police force dedicated to regulating a specific type of crime, such as prostitution. Usually capitalized. The television show 'Miami Vice' referred to this sense.
Examples:
John worked on Vice for thirty years.
We sent our Vice Squad to investigate.
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