term:

Vice

vice n

1 : a moral fault or failing
2 : defect
3 : immoral activity (as prostitution)
[vīs, vī-sē] prep [Latin, ablative of vic- place, turn]
: in the place of [I will preside, the absent chairman]
;also
: rather than

Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.