deviance
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deviance (plural deviances)
- (sociology) Actions or behaviors that violate formal and informal cultural norms such as law and the discouragement from public nose-picking.
- A person or thing that differs from the expected.
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variation from expected behavior or form
person or thing that differs from the expected
