Applied
Both words in one sentence
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While he did fall in love with her while she was evil, he then brought her to justice so she could be "cured" of her evil (psychological) thanks to some future Applied Phlebotinum.
Source: Evil Is Sexy -
Applied Phlebotinum: The Earth Current, which can power The Last Redoubt, can be weaponized against the evil hordes of the Night Land, can repel evil, and have spiritual properties.
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In Codename: Kids Next Door, the heroes are children who fight evil adults, so this Trope is usually applied by default, except in the cases with child villains.
Source: Evil Is Bigger
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